PCB Breaks Silence After Australia Great Jason Gillespie Accuses Cricket Body Of Not Paying Salary

After Pakistan’s former head coach Jason Gillespie said he was still waiting for a remuneration from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the cricket body responded. On his Instagram account, Gillespie published a story that was linked to his interview with Pakistan Media, saying that the PCB still had to erase some of his remuneration. Gillespie and the South African Gary Kirsten were appointed respectively the coaches of the red ball of the red ball and white ball in April 2024 on two-year contracts by the PCB.

The PCB has promised a new era for the Pakistani team, but six months later, both were forced to resign after the board of directors withdrew a large part of the authority given to them, in particular by being part of the national selection committee. This is the first time that one or the other spoke publicly on financial issues with the PCB.

“I’m still waiting for a PCB remuneration,” read a story in another, he wrote, “Gary Kirsten and I sold the dream of being a team. Losing a match, and all of a sudden, this is thrown out the window.” By the way, the PCB invited applications for the job coach’s jobs for the national team and director of its high performance center in Lahore on its official website on Saturday.

The PCB, however, refuted the assertions.

“Pakistan Cricket Board refutes the claims made by a former head coach on the non-payment of his contributions,” said the PCB in his declaration.

“The PCB spokesman declares that the former head coach suddenly left his post without giving a period of four months notice, which was a clear violation of the contractual conditions. The coaching contract explicitly mentioned a notice period applicable to both parties, and the coach was fully aware,” he added.

The director’s position fell vacant after the former Test Spinner Nadeem Khan has resigned.

The old Aaqib Javed test stimulator is the acting head coach in all formats from the resignations of First Kirsten and Gillespie last year.

A reliable source said that Aqib had shown his preference to take over as director of the High Performance Center and did not want to continue as a head coach.

The PCB set on May 5 at the deadline for candidates interested in applying for head coach.

“The indications are that the PCB is tilted this time to the search for a foreign coach with a low profile,” said the source.

With PTI entries