“He is a clown” - Jason Gillespie slams Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed

Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie took to Threads to slam his successor Aaqib Javed after Pakistan failed to make it to the semi-finals in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. Notably, India and New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals from Group A.

Javed blamed the instability within the Pakistan team and management for the bad performance in the showpiece event. He also stated that constant chopping and changing in personnel was the reason behind the team not having any continuity. 

"You want to take Pakistan cricket forward, then you need to have consistency and continuity in policies in our cricket, starting from the PCB Chairman to the players... Since last year, see how many captains, coaches, selectors, and board Chairmen have changed. This is never an ideal situation for the team, and it does affect their performances," Aaqib had said after Pakistan's exit from the tournament.

"In the past, we have always beaten India by taking wickets and applying pressure. This team had the ability to beat India, but the pressure of the match got to them... It is never easy playing against India. It is always a high-pressure game, and it is never easy for new players... I can understand the hurt and frustration at our failure, but we need to understand that neither can you judge a player or team on the basis of one or two series. You need to be more consistent and patient," he added.

Gillespie was quick to respond to Aaqib Javed’s comments, calling him a clown. Interestingly, the former pacer stated Aaqib was undermining Gary Kirsten and Gillespie himself to take over as coach across all formats.

"This is hilarious. Aaqib was clearly undermining Gary and I behind the scenes, campaigning to be coach in all formats. He is a clown," Gillespie took to Threads to write his comment. 

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Pakistan has changed coaches three times as of late. Notably, Mickey Arthur was earlier replaced by Mohammad Hafeez, who was removed before the T20 World Cup. The Men In Green then roped in Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie, who were then replaced by Aaqib Javed.

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