Former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board sacked the Test team's senior assistant coach without informing him, then the head coach, adding that such decisions were unacceptable to him, eventually leading to his resignation.
Gillespie ended his stint as Pakistan's Test coach last year, resigning just eight months into his tenure. During a Q&A on X, he revealed that PCB had sacked senior assistant coach Tim Nielsen without any communication, a step he described as the final straw.
During his tenure, Gillespie guided Pakistan to a 2-1 series victory over England at home. However, he faced challenges as well, including dropping Babar Azam from the playing XI because of poor form after the series opener.
Gillespie's stint had a rocky start, with Pakistan suffering a 2-0 whitewash at home to Bangladesh in a two-match Test series.
"Then why u opted out of Pakistan coaching?" a user asked Gillespie on Thursday afternoon.
"I was coaching the Pakistan Test side. The PCB sacked our senior assistant coach with ZERO communication with me about it- as Head Coach, I found this situation completely unacceptable," Gillespie replied.
"Gary (Kirsten) came up with this great idea of a connection camp. Everyone in the Pakistani cricket team basically shared their experiences in that meeting. I flew in from Australia, Gary flew in from South Africa, the Chairman Mohsin Naqvi dialled in Zoom," Gillespie had earlier said.
"He is based in Lahore, but he didn't come, while Gary came in from Africa. We both felt that the Chairman couldn't even drive 20 minutes to come here; that was a bit unusual," Gillespie added.