LAHORE: Pakistan’s former cricketer Basit Ali reacted to the resignation of Pakistan's Test team head coach, Jason Gillespie.
Gillespie, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), resigned from his post due to personal reasons. However, sources claimed that due to PCB's decision to not extend the contract of his assistant Tim Nielsen, Gillespie wasn't happy.
Basit believed that the 49-year-old made this decision considering the upcoming South Africa series to be a challenging assignment.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, the ex-cricketer remarked: "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. Keep everything in mind."
He added: "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."
Notably, Gillespie was scheduled to supervise Pakistan’s exclusive red-ball training camp in South Africa, aimed at acclimatizing the Test players to the playing conditions in the African country.
Former Pakistan pacer Aqib Javed has been named as the interim red-ball head coach of the national men’s team after the resignation of Gillespie, the PCB confirmed on Thursday.
Pakistan is set to play its second T20I against South Africa today, with Sufyan Muqeem being replaced by Jahandad Khan.
