World Cup-Winning Coach Gary Kirsten has opened up about his ill-fated stint as head coach of the Pakistan White-Ball Team, where he submitted his resignation just sixs months in the job.
Kirsten Took Over the Reins of Pakistan’s White-Ball Coaching in April 2024, with Jason Gillespie Taking over the Test Test. Both coaches were removed from the National Selection Panel after Pakistan Lost The First Test At Home Against England. Kirsten Handed His Resignation a Day after Teams for Odi and T20i Tors of Australia and New Zealand WERE Picked Last Year.
“It was a tumultuous few months. Difacity as a coach then to have any sort of positive influence on the group, “Kiren said on the group Wisden Cricket Patreon Podcast.
Kirsten, however, suggested that he would be open to returning as coach if there was no ‘influential noise’ and if the circumstans was right.
“If I Got Invited Back to Pakistan Tomorrow, I would go, but I would want to go for the players, and I would want to go under the rightcumstans,” He said.
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“Cricket Teams Need to Be Run By Cricket People. When that’s not happy and when there’s a lot of noise from the outseide that’s very influential noise, it’s very diesers white for aladers withein To walk a journey that you feel like you need to go in order to take this team to where it needs to go.
“I’m too old now to be dealing with other agandas, I just want to coach a cricket team, work with the players – I love the pakistan players, they’re great guys. And I feel for them.
Former Pakistan Cricketer Aaqib Javed Took Over as Interim Head Coach after Kisten Stepped Down, Before He was replaced in the White-Ball Formats by Mike Hesson.
