Aqib Javed
The PCB stated that Aqib Javed would receive extra duties in the selection committee following the Champions Trophy 2025.
After Gary Kirsten resigned, the PCB chose Jason Gillespie as the temporary coach for the white-ball games during the Australia tour.
Reports indicated that Kristen stepped down from his position due to a disagreement with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Allegedly, the conflict arose from the board’s choice to remove the coaching pair’s authority to make selections.
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Sources also disclosed that Kirsten, despite remaining quiet in public, felt let down by the change. He felt excluded by the increasing power of the current selection committee, especially in decision making around selections and choosing team captains.
Who is Aqib Javed in Pakistan?
Aqib Javed remained a fast-medium bowler who mastered traditional and reverse swing during his career while playing for Pakistan. He was reportedly only 16 when he made his Test debut in 1988-89, but he spent much of his career in the shadows of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
He went into coaching after retiring, and under his stewardship, UAE gained ODI and T20I status and qualified for the 2015 World Cup.
He was a part of the Pakistan team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He has alsos served as the director of cricket operations and head coach of Pakistan Super League side Lahore Qalandars and under his captaincy lahore won twice PSL title.
