NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket has as soon as once more discovered itself in the course of controversy and chaos following its first-round exit from the Champions Trophy 2025 — a event they have been internet hosting on house soil after 29 years.
The frustration has not solely triggered fan outrage but in addition uncovered deep divisions amongst previous and current teaching figures.
Mickey Arthur, who led Pakistan throughout considered one of their extra profitable white-ball phases, was brutally sincere in his criticism. Chatting with talkSport, Arthur mentioned, “I really like this quote, to be brutally sincere. Jason Gillespie is a superb coach, fantastic man. Pakistan cricket simply continues to shoot itself within the foot. It’s its worst enemy.”
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Arthur believes Pakistan had made the suitable strikes by appointing Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten to helm the red-ball and white-ball squads, respectively.
Nevertheless, he expressed remorse on the ongoing instability that continues to plague the system. “There are such a lot of good gamers; they’ve received the assets now; there’s a lot younger expertise. They’ve unimaginable ability. And but, it is nonetheless so chaotic. It is actually disappointing to see.”

In a pointy rebuttal to Aaqib Javed’s feedback blaming Pakistan’s latest struggles on “too many adjustments”, Gillespie accused the newly appointed coach of attempting to “undermine them” and even known as Javed a “clown.”
Arthur echoed these issues, pointing to deeper points in Pakistan’s cricketing construction. “They’d received some actually good coaches who may take them ahead. However then that machine that works in Pakistan simply retains undermining, and agendas are pushed within the media,” he mentioned.
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“It is a jungle on the market and I really feel desperately sorry for Gary and Jason. There is not any doubt in my thoughts that they have been undermined… it is to the detriment of the gamers and in the end to the detriment of Pakistan cricket.”
In what looks like a significant shake-up, each Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been dropped from the upcoming five-match T20I sequence towards New Zealand.