Pakistan have appointed Aqib Javed as their interim Check coach following the resignation of Australian Jason Gillespie.
Former quick bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed Pakistan’s interim Check coach after Jason Gillespie resigned on Thursday night, the nation’s cricket board (PCB) stated.
Aqib, who was appointed Pakistan’s interim white-ball coach final month, will even tackle red-ball teaching duties.
Australian Gillespie was signed by the PCB on a two-year contract in April alongside Gary Kirsten, who resigned as limited-overs coach in October.
“Aqib’s first project as red-ball head coach would be the Two-match take a look at collection towards South Africa through the ongoing all-format tour,” the PCB stated in an announcement.
Gillespie resigned from his position after refusing to hitch the squad on their tour of South Africa over disagreements with the nation’s cricket board.
Kirsten resigned for similar reasons.
The previous Yorkshire and Sussex coach told Al Jazeera quickly after his appointment that exhibiting religion in gamers was a change he wished to convey to Pakistan’s cricket.
Pakistan put together for Check and white-ball cricket tour of South Africa
Pakistan are in South Africa taking part in a three-match Twenty20 worldwide collection adopted by three one-day video games, earlier than the primary Check begins in Centurion on December 26, and the second in Cape City on January 3.
Gillespie was faraway from the choice panel in October following Pakistan’s defeat within the first Check towards England by an innings, a outcome that adopted September’s 2-0 whitewash by the hands on Bangladesh.
Pakistan went on to win the the subsequent two Exams towards England, taking the series 2-1, on sharply spinning pitches.
Gillespie didn’t conceal his sentiments, saying he was annoyed. “I believe there’s at all times frustrations infrequently,” the previous seamer stated, in an interview with Sky Sports activities through the second England Check.
“It wasn’t what I signed up for, I’ll be utterly sincere.”
After the England collection, Gillespie served as white-ball coach on Pakistan’s tour of Australia however was not given the job for the collection in Zimbabwe.
Gillespie was reportedly not blissful after the contract of his assistant Tim Nielsen was not renewed by the PCB.
Pakistan have a historical past of sacking coaches within the latest previous. They’ve had six totally different coaches in all codecs within the final 4 years.