'He wanted to get...,' Former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja on Gary Kirsten quitting as white-ball coach
Goal is to unite Pakistan's white-ball team: Newly-appointed coach Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten's departure as Pakistan's white-ball coach just six months into the job has caused a turmoil in country's cricket. Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja says that Kirsten quitting will make it hard for the country to attract international talent in future.
"When you search for international coaches, with the kind of backlash that you will probably get from Gary Kirsten's resignation...it's not going to be an easy, straightforward job for Pakistan to hire international talent," Raja told reporters in a media interaction ahead of Pakistan's upcoming of the Australia tour as reported by cricket news website ESPNCricinfo.
"What you need to do is to make sure that once you involve and engage somebody, you've got to give them clarity regarding the role."
"I don't know whether that clarity was given to Gary Kirsten or how he wanted to get Pakistan into this one-day phase, what he wanted to achieve. I'm not privy to that."
"It's not great news [Kirsten's departure] because Pakistan needed an experienced hand. From a distance, it doesn't look great just before a tour," he added.
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The rift seems to have started when Pakistan named third selection committee in three months which also included former ICC Elite Panel umpire Aleem Dar from the country.
The coaches were stripped of their say in team selection and that did not sit well with Kirsten, who had coached India to 2011 ODI World Cup glory at home.
Kirsten stepped down without coaching Pakistan in a single ODI and right before the much-important tour of Australia. Test coach Jason Gillespie has been asked to fill in for Kirsten.
It is to be noted that Gillespie has also not liked the idea of not having any say in the team selection but has decided to keep the job so far.
