The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued a strong denial to media reports that former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed is likely to replace current Pakistan cricket team coach Jason Gillespie in all formats after the ongoing T20I series in Australia, which the Pakistan cricket team has already lost 0-2.

Pakistan will play the third T20I on Monday against Australia. Media reports had suggested that Gillespie’s reign was to end after that.

“PCB strongly refutes the story. As announced previously, Jason Gillespie will continue to coach the Pakistan side for the two red-ball matches against South Africa,” the Pakistan Cricket Board tweeted late on Sunday.

The two-match Test series against South Africa is set to be played in December.

It is notable that that PCB has left out the three T20Is that the Pakistan cricket team will play against the South African cricket team on the same tour.

According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, the move to replace Gillespie with Aaqib Javed came after the Australian had reportedly refused to fully take over the responsibility of white-ball teams without a pay rise. When he conveyed the message, the PCB decided to strip him off red ball duties too.

Pakistan team has been in a state of turmoil recently. Right before the series against Australia, coach Gary Kirsten parted ways with the team. This had led the PCB to enlist the services of Gillespie as an interim white-ball coach for the three ODIs and three T20Is.

Under Gillespie, the Pakistan cricket team had lost a series at home to Bangladesh, which is the first time this has happened in history. Pakistan did bounce back from that by beating England in their first Test series at home in three-and-a-half years. They then won their first ODI series in Australia in 22 years, but lost the T20I series.