It's not a good time to be a Pakistan cricket fan as the team is under the ugly shadow of fixing even as the PCB makes huge changes in the side midway through the tour of England. But now more fuel has been added to the fire with a former coach claiming that he faced a lot of disrespect and is still owed money by the PCB.

What Does a Former Coach Have to Say?

The man in question is ex-Australian pacer Jason Gillespie. Gillespie had a short stint as Pakistan coach and said it was not a good experience. According to the former fast bowler, the PCB was more inclined to give up be it regarding changes in the support staff and selection committee to the playing XI. He added that it got worse when Aaqib Javed was named chief selector by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

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Jason Gillespie Does Not Mince His Words

"The appointment of Javed fundamentally altered the landscape. From that moment, my relationship with Pakistan cricket completely changed. Aaqib came in and took over. It appeared to me that he was in charge of absolutely everything. I went from looking after the Test side, managing that, looking after the players and the staff, and having a role in selection, to having absolutely no role in anything," he told The Telegraph in an interview.

"The whole experience just deflated me and put me off coaching. It affected me mentally, making me doubt myself and leaving me thinking whether I still wanted to be involved in the sport. The PCB still owes me thousands of dollars, but I was never going to be a yes-man. I wasn't going to compromise on my principles-I never have throughout my career, and I certainly wasn't going to change," he added.

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"I could have stayed quiet, agreed to everything, and taken home my salary, but that's not me. Part of me knew I was probably going to be sacked in a couple of months anyway. I knew Aaqib was sniping around behind the scenes. That's just who he is and the way he works. People in Pakistan cricket told me that Aaqib was sniping at me behind my back. I'm sick of him talking negatively about me. If he continues to do it, then I'll start looking at taking legal action about that," he went on to say.

"I was totally disrespected and undermined, and I direct that towards Aaqib Javed. At our first meeting, he came in with bravado, bluff, and bluster, wanting to show he was the man in charge. He said: 'This is what we need to do.' I listened and said OK. But this kept happening, and I pushed back on a couple of his comments. I just felt from that moment on that it wasn't going to work because he'd already decided what he was going to do. There was going to be no collaboration whatsoever. Aaqib had the support of the chairman and the board, and that's why he felt he was untouchable-as a coach, you feel compromised," he continued.

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"He was not a collaborative chairman of selectors. He doesn't take on other people's ideas, thoughts, or opinions. He might think he does, but he doesn't. It was his way or the highway. He just does what he wants because he is allowed to [because of] his close relationship with the chairman. That's not an environment that I wanted to work in or be a part of. It's heartbreaking for me to see what's going on now; it's a mess. I know the crux of it. It's Aaqib Javed. He is the problem, and as long as he is there, Pakistan cricket will continue to go backwards," he revealed.

"You get chairmen and people at the board sitting at desks picking the captain; it's nonsense. Get the right coach in, allow him time to let the dust settle, and then allow him to pick the captain and go from there to rebuild Pakistan cricket and take it forward, because at the moment it's going nowhere," he also said.