Australian cricket great Jason Gillespie has made the bombshell decision to resign as Pakistan’s red-ball coach.
Gillespie, who has previously expressed his frustrations with the the Pakistan Cricket Board, has been immediately replaced by another ex-fast bowler in Aqib Javed.
The 49-year-old Gillespie had been signed up by the Pakistan Cricket Board on a two-year contract back in April alongside South African legend Gary Kirsten.
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Kirsten also resigned as limited-overs coach in October.
Gillespie resigned on Thursday amid media reports of a breakdown in relations between him and the PCB.
Aqib, who was appointed Pakistan’s interim white-ball coach last month, will now also take on red-ball coaching duties but also in an interim capacity.
“Aqib’s first assignment as red-ball head coach will be the two-match Test series against South Africa during the ongoing all-format tour,” the PCB said in a statement.
Pakistan are in South Africa playing a three-match Twenty20 international series followed by three one-day games, before the first Test begins in Centurion on December 26, and the second in Cape Town on January 3.
More to come …