Jason Gillespie criticizes Cricket Australia for lack of promotion for Pakistan ODI series, calling it ‘pretty obvious…’

New Delhi: Jason Gillespie, Head Coach of the Pakistan cricket team, expressed his concern over the lack of attention given by Cricket Australia and the host broadcasters to the recent ODI series between Pakistan and Australia. Gillespie noted that the focus seemed to be more on the upcoming men's five-match Test series against India. However, despite the lack of spotlight, Gillespie's Pakistan team created history by securing a 2-1 series victory against Australia. This win marked Pakistan's first ODI series victory against Australia in Australia since 2002.

“To be honest, I pretty much saw no promotion of our one-day series by Cricket Australia, which was a bit of a surprise. It’s pretty obvious that they’re prioritizing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India because I saw no promotion of this series,” Gillespie is quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald.

Following Pakistan’s white-ball tour of Australia, the country is gearing up for its marquee summer event: a five-match Test series against India. This series not only offers Australia a chance to secure their qualification for the World Test Championship (WTC), but also an opportunity to reclaim dominance at home, after India defeated them 2-1 in the last two tours. This will be the first time the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is contested over five matches, as previous series have typically been four-match affairs.

Australia captain Pat Cummins had said that he could miss the last of the three ODIs against Pakistan with a view on the first Test against India. Gillespie said that Australia’s selections for the series showed that they were prioritising the series against India.

“Fox do a great job promoting but it was pretty clear to us where CA’s priorities lie. That’s their prerogative and their decision but I just didn’t see any advertising, and promotion of this one-day series at all.

“The timing of it … it’s really difficult for administrators to schedule all the cricket in. But it has felt from Pakistan’s perspective that based on selections and promotion of the series that their priorities have been India. Everyone can see that, it’s pretty obvious,” said Gillespie.