KARACHI: Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has strongly criticized national team selector Aqib Javed, accusing him of lacking a clear selection strategy and urging him to take responsibility for the team’s current situation.
Gillespie said the Pakistan team was playing with fear and that there appeared to be no clear selection policy in place. He also advised Javed to “look in the mirror” and assess his own role in the team’s struggles.
The former coach said Javed frequently changed his decisions and had been serving as chief selector for about two years. Gillespie said Javed had blamed him and former white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten for the team’s current situation despite both having left their respective roles some time ago.
Gillespie said Javed should accept responsibility for the problems facing the team. He also alleged that communication between Javed and the players was poor.
According to Gillespie, some players who were removed from the squad learned about their exclusion through family members, friends and the media rather than being informed directly by the team management.
The former coach described the failure to communicate such decisions directly to players as highly disrespectful, saying players deserved to be informed about their removal by the relevant officials.