Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali said that Gary Kirsten was annoyed after Mohammad Rizwan was appointed as the team's white-ball captain, as he had some other player's name for the position. 

After Rizwan's appointment as the captain in the limited overs, Pakistan faced a setback as Gary Kirsten stepped down from the T20I and ODI coach's position. Following the matter, Jason Gillespie, who joined as the red-ball coach at the same time as Kirsten, recently led the team to a historic Test series victory over England, Pakistan's first at home since 2021.