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Gary Kirsten’s departure from Pakistan’s white-ball coaching role not a great advertisement for Pakistan cricket: Ramiz Raja | Cricket News

Gary Kirsten’s departure from Pakistan’s white-ball coaching role not a great advertisement for Pakistan cricket: Ramiz Raja | Cricket News

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja believes the unceremonious departure of Gary Kirsten will have a lasting impact on Pakistan cricket, potentially leading to backlash from international coaches in the future. “It’s not good news because Pakistan needed an experienced hand like Gary Kirsten,” Raja told reporters. “I don’t have inside information, but from a distance, it doesn’t look great to lose your coach right before the start of a tour,” he added. Kirsten resigned as head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I teams a week before Pakistan’s white-ball series against Australia. The PCB announced that Test coach Jason Gillespie would take over Kirsten’s role on the Australia tour. According to media reports, there was a rift between Kirsten and the PCB after the board decided to strip coaches of selection powers. The selection committee — comprising Aleem Dar, Aaqib Javed, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, and Hassan Cheema — started selecting the playing XI. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Test coach Gillespie stated that his role with the Pakistan cricket team was now purely as a …

Basit Ali Reveals Reason on Gary Kirsten’s Exit as Pakistan Head Coach

Basit Ali Reveals Reason on Gary Kirsten’s Exit as Pakistan Head Coach

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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has revealed the reason for Gary Kirsten’s exit saying that he wasn’t happy with PCB’s decision to appoint Mohammad Rizwan as Pakistan’s white ball captain. It is reported that Kirsten has preferred a different candidate to lead the team. Follow for more. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Shaheen Afridi Namedrops Two Pakistan Greats In Response To Gary Kirsten’s ‘Workload’ Verdict

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File photo of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Shaheen Afridi completely brushed aside any workload concerns following comments from head coach Gary Kirsten. Earlier, Kirsten said that workload can be a big issue for Shaheen as he bowls a lot of overs across formats and as a result, he needs to be rested properly. In response, Shaheen said that there were no concerns and even namedropped the legendary Pakistan pace duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis to point out that they bowled way more during their time. “First of all, if you are saying that I have bowled the most in the world (among bowlers in Test cricket) that is three times more but if you look in the past, all our legends bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, at that time there was no workload issue. I don’t know why have we made it such a big issue in the past one year that we have workload and players are getting injured,” said Shaheen on a Pakistan news channel. …

“These Are Weak Statements”: Pakistan Star Questions Team’s New White-Ball Coach Gary Kirsten’s Intent

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File photo of Gary Kirsten.© AFP World Cup-winner Gary Kirsten was appointed as the white-ball head of the Pakistan men’s cricket team on Sunday. The ex-South African player is set to stay in the role for the next two years, during which Pakistan will be playing two T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026 and one Champions Trophy when it comes to major ICC tournaments. Soon after taking the role role, Kirsten put forward his views regarding the future planning for the team and according to out-of-favour Pakistan player Ahmed Shehzad what the new coach said were “weak statements”. “If you can win one of those three ICC Events, that will be an amazing achievement on its own, whether it’s the upcoming event or it’s two years from now,” Kirsten said on the PCB Podcast. “My job is to make sure that the team operates at its best, it’s as simple as that. And if the team is operating at its best, we will always have a good chance of winning a trophy.” Shehzad criticised …

On Shubman Gill Replacing Hardik Pandya As Gujarat Titans Captain, Coach Gary Kirsten’s Honest Take

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File photo of Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya© BCCI/Sportzpics The Gujarat Titans reached the final of the Indian Premier League for two consecutive seasons under Hardik Pandya‘s leadership, winning one of them. But, with Hardik now leading the Mumbai Indians, the Gujarat Titans’ baton has fallen in the hands of Shubman Gill, a young batter who doesn’t have much leadership experience. With Hardik now leading the Mumbai Indians, the spotlight would be on Gill to see how efficiently he steps into the void left by the India all-rounder. As far as the franchise’s batting coach Gary Kirsten is concerned, the support staff will do everything needed to help Gill succeed in the leadership role. “I think the leadership is going to be an important role for him and I know he’s really keen to do the job and we, as coaches, just need to assist him in making sure he’s getting the best out of his players, and he’s leading the team appropriately and in the way we want him to lead,” Kirsten said, as …