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.

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.

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

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.

Aaqib Javed is set to replace Jason Gillespie as the head coach of Pakistan's cricket team, across all formats. The development comes amid a period of rapid changes in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Aaqib Javed is set to step into the role of head coach, reportedly until the end of the Champions Trophy in February 2025

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

Dafabet Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rubbished reports of Jason Gillespie, Pakistan head coach, being replaced by Aaqib Javed. The former Australian pacer was appointed as Pakistan's red ball coach in April,

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