Basit Ali has taken a dig at Jason Gillespie after he resigned as head coach of Pakistan.© Pakistan Cricket
Former cricketer Basit Ali has taken a dig at Jason Gillespie after he resigned as head coach of Pakistan’s Test staff. Former Australia pacer Gillespie’s resignation got here after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not assessment the contract of Tim Nielsen because the high-performance coach of the staff. With Pakistan set to play in a two-match Test collection towards South Africa beginning on Boxing-Day (December 26), Basit took a sly dig at Gillespie, saying that the timing of his resignation could not have been extra preferrred for him as South Africa isn’t a simple place to check cricket.
“He has made a very good decision not to go to South Africa. Why will he not go? Because South Africa isn’t an easy place,” Basit mentioned on his YouTube channel.
Basit additionally remarked that Gillespie managed to enhance his resume by teaching Pakistan, including that he will not be stunned if each him and Nielsen will now get good affords from groups within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“Keep everything in mind. Jason Gillespie wanted to make his CV, which he did. This was the best time for him to step down. Winning the series against England was a very big achievement. What happens in our country? People just make their “CVs.”
“When Mickey Arthur was eliminated, folks mentioned that maybe there can be no overseas coaches in Pakistan. Now, when these two have stepped down, you will note that they’ll get affords from different nations and franchises. They may go to the IPL, he added.
On being requested to share his views on overseas coaches getting extra choice in Pakistan, Basit joked a time would come when a foreigner will develop into Prime Minister of the nation.
“Bring the chairman from outside too then. Does the chairman not appoint those whom he likes? In our country, the ones in charge of the State Bank also come from outside, right? One day, we will have to say that brother, bring the Prime Minister from outside too,” Basit mentioned.
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