Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has predicted Gary Kirsten to be fired as the side’s white-ball coach after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Despite Babar Azam & co’s debacle at the T20 World Cup, both the captain and the coach have retained their positions and will lead the side in the marquee tournament in February 2025.
‘Tata bye bye’ for Gary Kirsten after CT 2025?
Ali claimed that Kirsten & co. won’t be successful as they stepped into Pakistan politics plaguing the cricket team, adding that it would be a great achievement if the team made it to the top four in CT 2025.
“Congratulations to Gary Kirsten. He will be at the helm of the team till the Champions Trophy. However, he will be fired after the Champions Trophy. I am saying this now that it will be tata, bye bye for him. It will be a big achievement for Pakistan to make it to the top four. They have also stepped into the politics of Pakistani cricket. They won’t be successful,” Basit Ali said in a video on his YouTube channel.
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