Pakistan Cricket Board has denied rumours about the speculated exit of Test head coach Jason Gillespie and stated he 'will continue to coach the Pakistan side for the two red-ball matches against South Africa'.
Current national selector and former pacer Aaqib Javed is likely to be appointed as the permanent head coach in white ball formats before Pakistan visit Zimbabwe for ODI and T20I series.
PCB may make Jason Gillespie as the all-format head coach of the national team if the results of the ongoing white-ball tour of Australia is "satisfactory".
Pakistan lost a closely-fought first ODI.
The five-match Test series between India and Australia will get underway with the first Test in Perth, starting November 22.
Kirsten endured a miserable tenure as Pakistan head coach, with the nation suffering an embarrassing group stage exit at the T20 World Cup 2024 after losses to India and debutants USA.
Test coach Jason Gillespie will act as an interim coach for the upcoming ODI series against Australia.
The former Australian quick asked the players of yesteryears to be more judicious while airing their opinion, especially in social media.
Pakistan red-ball coach Jason Gillespie on Wednesday confirmed the PCB's decision to strip him of powers in selection matters.
Pakistan registered their first Test victory at home in over three years last week, beating England by 152 runs to level the three-match series.