Gilespi says Aakib reduced him and former white-ball coach Gary Kirsten to grab a coaching job for himself.
Former Pakistan Test cricket coach Jason Gillespi called his successor Aqib Javed a “poultry” and accused the former fast bowler to take charge of the national team in all forms in all forms and accused him of reducing him and former-East-Sweet coach Gary Kirsten.
Gilly’s comments were in response to a social media post, with Aakib’s quotes a few days later, when the host Pakistan crashed without winning the ICC Champions Trophy.
Aakib told reporters on Tuesday that Pakistan had replaced 16 coaches and 26 selectors in almost two years and any side would struggle under such circumstances.
“It’s cheerful,” Australian Gillespie said on social media.
“The Aakib was clearly reducing Gary and I was behind the curtain running a campaign to become coaches in all formats.
“He is a clown.”
Gilespi, who also signed a two-year contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in April, left in December amid reports of a break in relationships with the board as a red-ball coach. He was replaced by AAQIB.
Kirsten resigned as a white-ball coach in October, six months after taking the job, Gillespie filled to South African during a limited overs tour of Australia.
Javed was then named as Pakistan’s Interim White-Ball Coach, until the Champions Trophy and his assignments have now been extended to New Zealand’s visit to New Zealand for five T20 and three Odis starting from 16 March.
Australian fast bowler, Gillespie played 71 Tests and 97 One-Day Internationals from 1996-2006 before going into coaching.
Pakistan hosted its first major ICC event in 29 years when the Champions Trophy returned after an interval of eight years, but the defending champion lost two groups and performed one on one performance and washed one.
Shortly after his exit, Pakistan dropped star batter Babar Azam and white ball captain Mohammad Rizwan from his T20 squad and appointed Salman Ali Aga as T20 captain.
Aakib, who also serves as the national selector of Pakistan, admitted that Chopping and Changing have not helped the national team.
“We have changed about 16 coaches and 26 selectors in the last two years,” he asked at a news conference to announce the latest overhaul of Pakistan’s limited overs squads. “You put that formula in any team of the world, I think they will also be in the same position.
“Your team will not progress until you find stability from top to bottom to bottom to bottom.”
Pakistan travels to New Zealand for the five -match T20 series and the three -match ODI ODI series starting on 16 March.
