Jason Gillespie calls Pakistan main coach Aaqib Javed ‘A Clown’

Former Pakistan test head coach Jason Gillespie has called his successor Aaqib Javed “a clown” and accused him of undermining him and former white ball coach Gary Kirsten for taking over their roles.

Gillespie and Kirsten were appointed their respective positions in April 2024, but both withdrew and were replaced by AAQIB before the end of the year.

Gillespy’s comments were in response to a social media post containing quotes from AAQIB that attributed to Pakistan’s recent bad form to a lack of continuity around voters and coaches.

Pakistan crashed by Champions Trophy in the group play without a win.

In a speech on Tuesday, Aaqib said: “We changed 16 coaches in the last two and a half years and 26 voters.

“If you do this against any team in the world, their performance would be the same.”

Answer on social media said Gillespie, “This is funny. Aaqib undermined clearly Gary and I behind the scenes, campaign to be a coach in all formats. He is a clown.”

Ex-South Africa Batter Kirsten spent only six months as a White-ball head coach before retiring in October.

Former Australia Fast Bowler Gillespie took the preliminary tax during the White-Ball tour of Australia in his absence and won the one-day series, but lost the T20 series before AAQIB took permanent charges.

Gillespie, who signed a two-year deal with Pakistan Cricket Board last April, withdrew as a test header in December shortly after he was removed from Pakistan’s selection panel during the test series against England.