Garry Kirsten Resigns As Pakistan Head Coach: World Cup-winning coach Garry Kirsten has submitted his resignation as Pakistan’s head coach of white-ball cricket. Kirsten’s decision came after the continuous rift between him and the selection committee, as reported by ESPNCricinfo.
Kirsten has been in the role since April 2024, when he signed a 2-year deal with PCB, but is stepping down after completing barely 6 months.
Garry Kirsten Resigns As Pakistan Head Coach: PCB
Pakistan Cricket Board announced the news on X.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced Jason Gillespie will coach the Pakistan men’s cricket team on next month’s white-ball tour of Australia after Gary Kirsten submitted his resignation, which was accepted,” Pakistan Cricket posted on X (formerly Twitter).
The PCB-Kirsten-Gillespie Rift Explained
The rift was fueled when PCB decided to give the full authority of the team selection to the selection committee and decided not to take the suggestions from the coaches. As Pakistan is about to play a series against Australia and Zimbabwe, Kirsten’s input was disregarded by the board. PCB did the same to Gillespie in the selection of the Red Ball squad. But the Australian decided to continue and the South African chose to part ways, as reported by IANS.
“PCB used the same approach when its new selection committee denied and ignored test coach Jason Gillespie and captain Shan Masood from having a say in team selection,” sources told IANS.
“And while the selection committee’s attitude did not sit well with Jason Gillespie, he was adamant about continuing his duties. Gary Kirsten, on the other hand has taken a different route and announced his resignation,” it further added.
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