Former Pakistan white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten recently came forward and talked about his exit from the side. Branding the environment inside as difficult. Describing a toxic work culture, Kirsten talked about a lack of respect and culture within the side.ย
It is interesting to note that Gary Kirsten stepped down as the Pakistan white-ball head coach in October 2024, just six months into his tenure as the coach, and had not overseen a single ODI.ย
โThe thing that surprised me probably more than anything was the level of interference. I donโt think I have ever seen it at that level before. Did it surprise me? I donโt know, but it was significant,โ Kirsten said in an interview with talkSPORT Cricket.
Kirsten opened up on the coaching staff being looked at the scapegoats
Furthermore, Kirsten pointed out that whenever anything went wrong, the coaching staff was quickly branded as the scapegoat. He revealed how difficult it can get to guide a team with the constant outside noise affecting them. He also questioned the board on why they recruit a coach if they look to blame them at every turn.ย
โIt is quite difficult for a coach to come in and formulate a way to work with the players when there is just this constant noise from the outside. It was tough and there were a lot of punitive actions around poor performance and things like that,โ Kirsten said.ย
โAs a coach, you are the lowest-hanging fruit when the team isnโt going well, so โlet us get rid of the coachโ or โlet us put a restriction on the coachโ, because that is the easiest thing to do when the team isnโt performingโand that is counterproductive in my view. Then why recruit the coach?โ he added.
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