Following a challenging tenure under Jason Gillespie, the Pakistan Cricket Board is poised to appoint Aaqib Javed as the new head coach.

Aaqib, recently appointed convenor of the men's cricket selection committee, is expected to take over in all formats

According to reports, Pakistan is set to replace their red-ball head coach, Jason Gillespie despite Pakistan's improved performance in the Test format.

Gillespie was originally expected to continue at least till the upcoming Champions Trophy, as PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi previously was extremely happy with his appointment and considered him and Kirsten to be ‘best possible coaches’. However, neither of them lasted over a year.

PCB strongly refutes the story. As announced previously, Jason Gillespie will continue to coach the Pakistan side for the two red-ball matches against South Africa,' the Pakistan Cricket Board wrote in X post after the rumours of Aaqib Javed replacing Gillespie surfaced online on Sunday.

The announcement regarding Gillespie's dismissal may be made as early as Monday, coinciding with Pakistan's final T20I match against Australia.

The drama in Pakistan cricket continues to unfold with their musical chair rounds with the coaches taking the stage now. The drama began shortly after Pakistan's exit from the ODI World Cup 2023 last year when they failed to make it to the semi-finals.

P akistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied the reports of former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed replacing Jason Gillespie as the all-format head coach. Earlier, it was being widely repo

Pakistan Cricket Board dismissed the reports of Aqib Javed replacing Jason Gillespie as the head coach of the national team across formats. Gillespie will stay the red-ball coach for the series against South Africa.

According to reports, PCB is set to sack its red-ball coach Jason Gillespie and name Aqib Javed as all-format head coach till the ICC Champions Trophy.