Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten; created a stir by making serious allegations against Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan Cricket in trouble after T20 World Cup

After a poor performance in the Twenty20 World Cup 2024, all is not well in Pakistan cricket. Gary Kirsten, who won the World Cup for the Indian team, is giving cricket lessons to the Pakistan team. He became the coach of the Pakistan team on the eve of the World Cup. But, in a big tournament like the World Cup, the neighbors were defeated by a new team like America. After that India’s defeat added to Pakistan’s headache. Finally, the match between America and Ireland was canceled and Pakistan was out of the tournament.

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Changes in the Pakistan Cricket Board

With the Champions Trophy scheduled in Pakistan next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is making changes. After media pressure and complaints, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razak were removed from the selection committee. Coach Gary Kirsten made serious accusations against fast bowler Shaheen Afridi, which have added to the turmoil.

Gary Kirsten’s Complaints

According to the news agency Sama News in Pakistan, Gary Kirsten and Azhar Mehmood have complained to Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. They said in the complaint that Shaheen Afridi misbehaved during the tour of Ireland and England as well as during the Twenty20 World Cup. His behavior hurt the team.

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Gary Kirsten mentored the Gujarat Titans team in the IPL. Like India, Gary Kirsten also coached the South African team for three years. Ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup 2024, Gary Kirsten was appointed as the coach of Pakistan’s Twenty20 team. The position had been vacant since Mickey Arthur stepped down as coach. Arthur was succeeded by Mohammad Hafeez as Pakistan’s team director but was sacked after the team’s disappointing performances in New Zealand and Australia. Gary Kirsten’s career was reviewed when he played 101 Test matches for South Africa, in which he scored 21 centuries and 34 fifties. Kirsten scored 6 thousand 798 runs with 12 centuries and 45 fifties while playing 185 matches in ODI cricket.