Pakistan’s red-ball coach Jason Gillespie (L) and high-performance coach Tim Nielsen throughout coaching camp for Bangladesh Take a look at sequence on August 21, 2024. — PCBNeilsen’s contract expired after Pakistan’s Australia tour. Gillespie says choice taken because of private causes. Resolution to not renew Neilsen’s contract leaves him pissed off.
Gillespie’s choice comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) determined to not renew red-ball assistant coach Tim Nielsen’s contract.
Neilsen, who was appointed because the high-performance red-ball coach in August, noticed his contract expire after the Inexperienced Shirt’s current tour of Australia.
The assistant coach revealed that the cricket physique knowledgeable him his companies have been not required regardless of him expressing his dedication to the upcoming South Africa and West Indies sequence.
Gillespie advised the board that his choice to not go to South Africa was because of private causes, mentioned the sources. The pinnacle coach was imagined to arrive within the nation tomorrow (Friday) to supervise the pre-Take a look at camp.
Additional stories recommend that the choice to not renew Neilsen’s contract, which caught the previous Australian cricketer off guard, left him pissed off.
Sources near the matter point out that he was not consulted earlier than the choice was made, additional intensifying his dissatisfaction with the board.
Gillespie’s unease with the PCB stems from current administrative adjustments. In October, he was faraway from the Take a look at aspect’s choice panel, together with his position diminished to that of a “match-day strategist”.
For the reason that conclusion of Pakistan’s white-ball sequence in Australia, the place he briefly served as interim coach following Gary Kirsten’s resignation, communication between the board and the previous Australian legend has reportedly been minimal.
Including to Gillespie’s frustration is his perception in Nielsen’s sturdy rapport with the gamers.
Each Kirsten and the coach of the longer format suspected that Nielsen’s absence from Pakistan contributed to the non-renewal of his contract, regardless of his availability for the total South Africa and West Indies excursions.
The PCB’s reluctance to increase Nielsen’s contract aligns with its broader pattern of prioritising regionally primarily based teaching employees.
The board beforehand expressed dissatisfaction with abroad coaches’ restricted time spent in Pakistan — a criticism that additionally preceded Kirsten’s resignation in October.
Nonetheless, Gillespie constantly defended his adherence to contractual obligations regarding his presence in Pakistan.
His present deal runs till mid-2026, and his departure — whether or not by means of resignation or dismissal — might have important monetary implications for the PCB.
The PCB has but to announce a alternative for Nielsen, creating uncertainty in regards to the teaching construction for the essential Take a look at sequence.
