“Don’t try to do anything like that…”: Coach Jason Gillespie’s message to Pakistan cricket team cricket news

Pakistan’s new head coach Jason Gillespie wants his “talented” players to remain “authentic” and not change their style of play to suit any specific pattern, saying they need to go through the rigors of Test cricket. Just need to remain positive and aggressive. Pakistan on Sunday appointed former Australian fast bowler Gillespie as the men’s Test team coach and also roped in former South African batsman Gary Kirsten, who led India to the ODI world title in 2011, to guide him in the white-ball format. Gillespie, 49, who led Yorkshire to County Championship titles in 2014 and 2015, has signed a two-year contract. “I just want the Pakistan cricket team to play the style of cricket that suits them; for me, that’s important. My philosophy is – don’t try to be something you’re not!” Gillespie was quoted as saying in a Pakistan Cricket Board podcast.

“You have to be authentic about how you go about it. I’d go out there and say: Just be positive, aggressive, entertaining. Play with a smile on your face and entertain our fans.

“There will be times when you have to work hard and that’s what Test cricket is. It’s a test of your skills, mental ability and patience. There are times to attack and there are times to play cricket for a while.” Opposition,” he said.

Gillespie, who has represented Australia in 71 Tests and 97 ODIs, taking 259 and 142 wickets respectively, said Pakistan boasts of skilled players but consistency is something they need to work on.

“If we stay as consistent as possible, then hopefully, the scoreboard will fix itself, and we can get some wins. Watching Pakistan play from afar, I know they are very talented and skilled players.

“But sometimes, you also hear commentators talking about their inconsistencies, how Pakistan can be more consistent and stay in games longer. I will talk to the players about this because the players need to decide how they want to see themselves and how can we do that.

“I look at talented and exciting players from a batting point of view. Many of them are very good stroke-makers, technically very skilled players.

He said, “You have fast bowlers who run and bowl fast and swing the ball. You have spinners who spin the ball quickly. For me, it is very exciting to have a Test team which has We have all these resources.”

Gillespie knows the challenges and expectations that come with it.

“The opportunity to become the head coach of the Pakistan Test team is fantastic. It’s an honour. I’ve been coaching around the world for quite some time in various roles, but the one thing I haven’t done is coach an international Test team ” When this opportunity presented itself, I grabbed it.

“Hopefully, I can help the team progress, improve and play some entertaining cricket. Coaching Pakistan is an exciting job opportunity. I mean, there’s talent there and a lot of skilled cricketers. But there’s some inconsistency There have been times when I feel that I can help in some way in giving the team clarity about playing Test cricket.” Gillespie will also have the additional responsibility of playing the role of a selector.

“I am excited to be a part of the selection committee. Throughout my coaching career, my role has been as a selector. It all comes down to clarity and communication. I look forward to working with everyone on the selection panel ” Also the captain. I feel good and I will build a strong bond, a strong relationship and go from there.” Gillespie hopes to make an impact during his tenure in Pakistan cricket.

“What I know is that you will see in my time with Pakistan that I will be very transparent and very open. The team will go out there and play the way we want to play. I want to give the players that ownership of the team and How they go about it, we will play and enjoy as a team.

“I hope that in our time with Pakistan we will try our best. We are certainly not here just to compete; we are here to win. And I do my best to try and help facilitate that.” I will try.” ,” he concluded.