NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket has as soon as once more discovered itself in the midst of controversy and chaos following its first-round exit from the Champions Trophy 2025 — a match they have been internet hosting on house soil after 29 years.
The frustration has not solely triggered fan outrage but additionally uncovered deep divisions amongst previous and current teaching figures.
Mickey Arthur, who led Pakistan throughout one in every of their extra profitable white-ball phases, was brutally sincere in his criticism. Chatting with talkSport, Arthur stated, “I like this quote, to be brutally sincere. Jason Gillespie is an excellent coach, fantastic man. Pakistan cricket simply continues to shoot itself within the foot. It’s its worst enemy.”
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Arthur believes Pakistan had made the precise strikes by appointing Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten to helm the red-ball and white-ball squads, respectively.
Nevertheless, he expressed remorse on the ongoing instability that continues to plague the system. “There are such a lot of good gamers; they’ve bought the sources now; there’s a lot younger expertise. They’ve unimaginable talent. And but, it is nonetheless so chaotic. It is actually disappointing to see.”
In a pointy rebuttal to Aaqib Javed’s feedback blaming Pakistan’s latest struggles on “too many adjustments”, Gillespie accused the newly appointed coach of making an attempt to “undermine them” and even known as Javed a “clown.”
Arthur echoed these issues, pointing to deeper points in Pakistan’s cricketing construction. “That they had bought some actually good coaches who might take them ahead. However then that machine that works in Pakistan simply retains undermining, and agendas are pushed within the media,” he stated.
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“It is a jungle on the market and I really feel desperately sorry for Gary and Jason. There isn’t any doubt in my thoughts that they have been undermined… it is to the detriment of the gamers and finally to the detriment of Pakistan cricket.”
In what looks as if a serious shake-up, each Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been dropped from the upcoming five-match T20I sequence in opposition to New Zealand.
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