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Resignation of Pakistan cricket team coach Gary Kirsten: A big news is coming out from Pakistan cricket. Pakistan's T20 and ODI team coach Gary Kirsten has resigned from his post. Kirsten was appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on a two-year contract in April 2024. But he resigned after six months. But the surprising thing here is that Kirsten has not coached even a single ODI match till now. Under the coaching of Kirsten, the Indian team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
What is the reason for Gary Kirsten's resignation?
PCB took away the right of team selection from Gary Kirsten. These rights rested only with the selection committee. Kirsten is no longer a part of it. Kirsten is said to be angry about this. Kirsten's opinion was also not taken into account in appointing Mohammad Rizwan as the captain of the team. Kirsten has not made any public statement yet.
Coach removed from selection committee
Gary Kirsten felt isolated from the growing influence of the current selection committee. After losing the first test against England, PCB announced a new selection committee. This happened for the third time in 3 months. Which included Aaqib Javed, Aleem Dar, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and Hasan Cheema. While the coach and captain were removed from the selection committee.
Kirsten was not in the country when the new captain was announced
Pakistan team is going to tour Australia soon. But the announcement of the team and the new captain was delayed. The main reason for this is believed to be the ongoing discord within the board. Kirsten wanted her suggestions to be considered. Kirsten was not in the country when the team's new captain Mohammad Rizwan was announced.
Gary Kirsten's cricket career
Gary Kirsten of South Africa played 101 test matches. In which he scored 7289 runs at an average of 45.27. In ODI also, Kirsten played 185 ODI matches and scored 6798 runs. This includes 13 centuries and 45 half-centuries.