Former head coach of the Pakistan red-ball cricket team, Jason Gillespie, recently shared that he’s still waiting to receive some money owed to him from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He took to Instagram to discuss this, mentioning in a story that the PCB has yet to settle some of his payments.
Gillespie, along with South African Gary Kirsten, was brought on board as part of the coaching staff back in April 2024. Both coaches had signed two-year contracts, with Gillespie focusing on the red-ball format and Kirsten on the white-ball game. At that time, the PCB made some big promises about a fresh start for the Pakistan cricket team. However, just six months later, both Gillespie and Kirsten stepped down after the board took away a lot of the power they were promised, including removing them from the national selection committee.
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This is the first time either coach has discussed their financial situation with the PCB publicly. One of Gillespie’s stories stated, “I am still waiting on some remuneration from the PCB,” while another post highlighted their disappointment with the whole situation. He noted, “Gary Kirsten and I got sold the dream of building a team. Losing a game, and all of a sudden, that gets thrown out of the window. This really shows how quickly things can change in sports.
On a related note, the PCB recently announced that they are on the hunt for new candidates for the head coach position of the national team as well as for the director role at their high-performance center in Lahore. The director’s position opened up after Nadeem Khan, the former Test spinner, resigned. Since Gillespie and Kirsten left their posts, former Test fast bowler Aaqib Javed has taken over as the interim head coach for all formats.
According to a well-informed source, it seems Aaqib might prefer to become the Director of the High Performance Centre instead of continuing as the head coach. The PCB has set a deadline of May 5 for anyone interested in applying for the head coach role. There’s some buzz that this time around, the PCB might be leaning towards hiring a lower-profile foreign coach, which could be a shift from their previous strategies.
