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Leicestershire signs Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood for all format [Update at post#182]

Shan Masood says a lack of consistency in performance has hurt Yorkshire in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign, which came to an end with defeat against Middlesex at Radlett today.

The Vikings were beaten by five wickets defending 254 in Hertfordshire, ending the competition with four defeats, two wins and two rainy No Results.

Today was a fixture between two teams who couldn’t qualify, and Masood stood out for Yorkshire with 96 as he led the recovery from 29-3 batting first.

Later, off-spinner Jack Shutt impressed with 4-49 from 10 overs as Middlesex stumbled from 171-1 to 201-5. But quick-fire top order half-centuries from Joe Cracknell and Sam Robson had given them breathing space as the Vikings erred early on with the ball.

“We were not so great today,” said captain Masood.

“In terms of the toss, we won it and batted on a pitch which changed quite significantly once the sun came in and dried it out.

“For us, today was more about moving forwards as a team than just getting a result. We could have easily put them in, but I thought we hadn’t batted well against the new ball. Today was another chance to put ourselves in challenging conditions.

“Again, we had a little collapse at the top, losing three wickets.

“The lesson we will keep beating is that if the ball’s doing a bit at the top – their bowlers kept it in a good area for long periods of time – you sometimes have to graft it out and start over again.

“Instead of myself and Revis, if it was the top two or three batters batting after 10 overs, that allows us to take more risks at certain points and post a bigger score. We didn’t have that luxury.

“When we bowled, yes conditions got easier, but where we disciplined enough? I don’t think so.

“If we’d have bowled better early on, Jack Shutt then comes on and gets those four wickets and we could have instead had around 100 runs to play with.

“When it’s a young side, sometimes you learn it the hard way. And we’re doing that.

“But we have to put all those behind us. We still have four Championship games to play.”

Masood went on: “I feel with both bat and ball in this competition, we haven’t been consistent.

“There have been good performances on and off. But has anyone done anything consistently to stake a big claim?

“There have been other teams, some younger and less in-experienced teams, who have come in and delivered.”

This was Masood’s top-score in all cricket in his first season at Yorkshire, just topping the 95 not out he scored in the second innings of the Championship win over Derbyshire at Chesterfield in June.

“I’m not getting that hundred,” he said.

“That’s been the story of 2023. I feel like I’m leaving things half-cooked.

“There have been a lot of instances in all the cricket I’ve played where there’s been 40s, 70s, 80s and now a 90.

“I felt I didn’t finish well today and lost a bit of momentum towards the end.”

And on the other standout performer, Shutt, he added: “To Shutty, it’s not been an easy job coming in and out of the squad.

“He took a difficult job when they were on the offensive.

“He bowled really well, and he did at Leicester. I think his first four overs went for nine there. Essex he bowled brilliantly as well.”

Yorkshire are next in action against Derbyshire at Scarborough, starting September 3. That is the first of four remaining games in the LV= Insurance County Championship.
 
He should just continue as a county player and why not if he is selected in tests.
But being captain of Yorkshire is already a big thing for him.
 
Captain's knock by Shan Masood in the 2nd innings against Derbyshire, 86(85)
 
Hundred hero Shan Masood hailed a fantastic first day for Yorkshire against Glamorgan in Cardiff, admitting his pride at a series of contributions to an imposing batting performance.

Captain Masood won the toss, elected to bat and ended the day on 113 not out in 330-3. But he was backed up expertly by Fin Bean’s 93, Adam Lyth’s 49 and George Hill’s 51 not out.

Yorkshire’s top order excelled on a slow pitch first used for the ODI international here on Friday.

The day started at 12.10pm following rain, though the toss did take place on time at 10.30am in a short dry window. The covers came off just moments beforehand but went back on within minutes of the Pakistan international electing to bat as the rain returned.

He said: “It was a bit chaotic at the start of the day. They just removed the covers before the toss, and we were taken by surprise that it was the same pitch they played the England v New Zealand ODI on.

“It was going to be a tricky decision with the overheads and rain around.

“Also, we looked at if there’s going to be a fourth day, how will the wicket play on that fourth day. I’m glad the boys said they wanted to bat in that short space of time.

“Our openers were brilliant in the way they set the game up.

“It’s a different wicket, and it requires a different method to bat on. You have to accumulate, run hard and take a lot of singles because once they spread the field, the boundary options were never going to be easy. There was a bit of grip for the spinner.

“I’m very proud to see how some of the younger boys – George Hill and Fin Bean – applied themselves. Adam Lyth obviously as well.”

This was Masood’s first century in Yorkshire colours.

“Nineties are always nervous,” he smiled.

“From the late eighties to a hundred, there was one two and everything else was a single. It took its time. It was small, short yard passes from a quarterback rather than a Hail Mary pass.

“On 96, I was tempted to go down the ground and smash one. But I’ve had a few bad experiences with that.”

Masood has opened the batting for Yorkshire this year. He did so on debut against Durham at the Riverside in May. But he has since dropped down the order and came in at three today.

It’s clear from his comments, though, that he’s an opener at heart. That is his natural position.

“They say as an opening batter, there are going to be more low scores than high scores,” he said. “And some of the greatest openers in the world have always made sure that when they’ve had that century, they’ve made it big.

“As an opener, that’s always the task. We’ll see whether it happens or not. Tomorrow is a new day.”

The first port of call tomorrow is for Yorkshire to pass 450 for maximum batting points and then look to get bowling.

Masood added: “We were speaking about. If you want to get 20 wickets on this wicket, you probably have to look to bat once.

“We’ve set ourselves a good platform, but how do we take it on tomorrow. There’s going to be a new ball in a couple of overs. They’ve bowled well with a good attack. It will be a challenge.”


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Masood delight at Cardiff dominance - Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Hundred hero Shan Masood hailed a fantastic first day for Yorkshire against Glamorgan in Cardiff, admitting his pride at a series of contributions to an imposing batting performance.
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Shan now on 174* - leading from the front.
 
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Shan Masood has the potential to play as an ODI player. It's surprizing to me why he hasn't been chosen for the Asia Cup?
 
Captain Shan Masood went back to pavilion after a promising start which saw him score 34(43) which included 5 fours.

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Otis Gibson praised captain Masood, who played in dreamy fashion today.

“We know Shan’s a top, top player,” he said.

“He did it at Derbyshire last year. When he wasn’t selected for Pakistan (World Cup squad), it hurt him and it showed in his cricket. But once he knuckled down and got back to it, he showed that he’s a fantastic player. Hopefully we can have him for a lot more next year.

“He’s our club captain, and I know if we have him for the full season there’s almost a guarantee of 1,000 runs off his bat.”
 
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Splendid Shan Masood adds another first-class ton to his tally. He scored 123 off just 131 balls at SR 93.8

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Highlights of Shan Masood's spectacular century

 
Was good in the Sri Lanka series and with his form in county picking up he can be a key asset in Australia. Best player in bouncy conditions we have
 
Really hope Shan performs in the Australia Test series! The way he is playing now would be perfect counter attack to the aussies pace battalion. Hopefully the aussies rest or rotate their big guns for one or two games so that Pakistan might put up a fight and we get some exciting cricket.
 
GIBSON CONFIDENT ON MASOOD AVAILABILITY

Ottis Gibson says the indication from Shan Masood is that his Test captaincy role with Pakistan will not have a significant impact on his overseas availability with Yorkshire in 2024.

Yorkshire coach Gibson has spoken to the prolific left-handed batter about his availability.

Masood scored 720 runs in seven LV= Insurance County Championship appearances for the county last season – his first at Headingley.

Across all three competitions in 2023, the 34-year-old scored 1,126 runs in 26 appearances with five fifties, two hundreds and at an average of 40.21.

Masood was appointed Pakistan’s Test captain in November, replacing fellow batter Babar Azam, and he has taken charge of his first series in Australia.

When moving from Derbyshire ahead of last summer, Masood signed a two-year overseas contract at Headingley.

In 2024, Pakistan have scheduled home Test series against the West Indies, Bangladesh and England and an away series in South Africa.

The West Indies series is in early 2024, while the England and South Africa series fall later in the year. Only Bangladesh is scheduled to be played through the English summer, in August.

He is currently not in their limited overs plans.

“I’ve spoken to Shan, and he doesn’t seem to think that the Test captaincy will affect his availability for us too much,” confirmed Gibson.

Pakistan lost the first Test in Perth before Christmas, in which Masood scored 30 and two, and they are aiming to fight back in the ongoing Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

Masood, batting at three, scored 54 as Pakistan closed today’s second day on 194-6 in reply to a first-innings 318.

“Pakistan have a short series during our summer, but the rest of their Test Cricket is at the back end of the year.”

“To be captain of your country is a big deal,” continued Gibson. “The fact that he’s Yorkshire captain and now is the captain of Pakistan, to me that is a big deal, and I’m absolutely delighted for him.”

Despite his experience in the game, Masood is still relatively new to captaincy. For example, the ongoing Boxing Day Test is only the 36th first-class match he has skippered a team, with previous experience also coming in Pakistani domestic cricket.

And after confirming that Masood is happy with the workload of combining the Test captaincy with leadership at Headingley – “Yes, for sure,” he said – Gibson believes captaining Yorkshire will be a good thing for the Kuwait-born star.

“I think the domestic captaincy will help him going forward as a Test captain,” he added.

“Here at Yorkshire, he is having to build relationships and find out how to get the best out of our players. He will know the Pakistan players much more, but he is still finding ways to get the best out of them.

“He is developing a captaincy style, so the more he can do it the better.”

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Pakistan's Test captain, Shan Masood, in an interview with a Pakistani media outlet, talked about his stint at Yorkshire:

"Of course, any experience of captaincy can only aid you. I’ve been very lucky in terms of the captaincy exposure and help I’ve got from the support staff along the way."

"I like how England has shown how things can be done in a different way. That’s a life lesson in disguise — just because something is done one way doesn’t mean it’s the right or only way. I want us to be a team that plays attractive and fearless cricket that wins us games."
 
Can only bash 80-82mph swing bowlers who doesn’t get much bounce , any seam movement or extra bounce or 86/87mph bowling and he is a walking wicket. This is a sad reality
 
MASOOD DEDICATES TON TO MENTOR ABBAS

Shan Masood has dedicated his day one century at Bristol to his mentor and former Gloucestershire favourite Zaheer Abbas.

Yorkshire’s captain has revealed that the Pakistan batting great has been a huge influence on his own career, and how his first trip to play at Bristol had extra meaning.

Masood helped Yorkshire recover from 90-5 to 326 all out with a brilliant 140 before seeing Gloucestershire close on 28-2 in reply.

“This is my first time in Bristol,” said Yorkshire’s overseas star.

“My brother’s been here for University, and the great Zaheer Abbas, who’s a mentor to me and like a godfather, he’s been unwell over the last year or so. But he’s recovered.

“It’s at a place where he played a lot of cricket and scored a lot of runs, so it’s a special place.

“I can maybe give him a call and say, ‘This one’s for you’.”

Abbas, now 76, scored 23,742 runs in all cricket for Gloucestershire between 1972 and 1985.

In terms of Masood’s own spell in county cricket, it’s also going pretty well. Of course, he starred for Derbyshire in the summer of 2022 and is now impressing for Yorkshire.

This was his third century in nine Championship matches wearing the white rose.

And this latest one came off the back of a first-innings duck against Leicestershire at Headingley last week.

“Gibbo and Ali have been on my case to leave a few balls,” smiled Masood, referring to his mode of dismissal against the Foxes – caught in the slips off Ben Mike.

“The way Gloucestershire bowled up front, they bowled really well, and it forced you to leave the good balls that they were pitching up. It was nibbling a bit. There was quite a lot of movement.

“Movement through the air, you can play as a batsmen, but when it’s nipping around off the pitch you have to give it respect.

“I think the coaches would have been proud that I left a few more balls than last week when I ended up having a waft at a wide one.”

On today’s performance, Masood continued: “Sometimes you have to put your hands up and say that the opposition bowled well in the first session.

“I don’t really think there were a lot of false shots we could debate over.

“There were some really good balls. I think Ajeet Singh Dale, especially from that end (Ashley Down Road End), was their most consistent bowler.

Masood said that he would have bowled first upon winning the toss and is confident Yorkshire’s bowlers can now make their mark tomorrow.

“It was their first game of the season, and we wanted to have a bowl to put their batsmen under pressure,” he added.

“There was enough there. You can see by the grass on the surface and the colour of the soil that it was heavily watered. There’s been weather around, and you expect that at this time of the season.”
 
MASOOD ON FRUSTRATING FIRST DAY AT THE OFFICE

Shan Masood admitted his frustration after a number of Yorkshire’s batters, including himself, were unable to build on starts during their disappointing opening day against Middlesex at Lord’s.

Captain Masood top-scored with 33 in the county’s 159 all out, while Adam Lyth made 15, Fin Bean 29 and George Hill 16 in the top six.

Middlesex closed a weather-disrupted opening day on 84-2 in reply.

“We started off pretty well, got off to a flying start, scoring at sixes,” said the Pakistani overseas. “But then we had a collapse, and that’s what you don’t want to do as a batting unit.

“Whenever there’s a wicket or two down, the important thing is to build a fort or steady the ship. Unfortunately, we lost our way through the middle period and had to scratch our way to some runs at the end.

“We lost the toss, which wasn’t ideal, and conditions did favour seam bowling today. But, for us, the lesson was that some guys got in and we couldn’t stay there for long enough to make the ball older and make it easier for the guys coming in. We just wish the thirties would have been a bigger score.

“You have to give credit to Middlesex.

“I thought they did bowl very well because easily sides can go astray when you’re 63-1 after about 10 overs.

“It’s not the ideal batting performance, but we have to put that behind us.

“We still have a second innings, a first innings to bowl. For us, right now, it’s how cheaply can we get Middlesex out and be out there batting again.”

On Yorkshire’s response with the ball, which came across two mini-sessions because of evening rain, Masood said: “I thought that before the rain break, when we got them 37-2, we were spot on.

“Even after the break, I don’t think there were a lot of bad balls.

“You saw with du Plooy, who took some chances. A few balls went past the bat and there were a few inside-edges. But I feel this is a quick-scoring ground. I also feel the Dukes is a quick-scoring ball. It’s not like last week where we could set straighter fields and stop the runs. Here, if the batsman middles it, they get value for runs.

“We keep telling each other that it’s about the job we have in front of us. Whatever’s done is done.

“For us, it’s coming out tomorrow and seeing what’s ahead.”

Masood and coach Ottis Gibson made two changes to the team following last week’s draw at Gloucestershire.

Matt Milnes and Matthew Fisher missed out for Jordan Thompson and Mickey Edwards, the two seam bowlers who claimed a wicket apiece late in the day today.

Masood added: “With Matt Milnes, it was a bit obvious at Gloucestershire that he felt his back a bit. It’s a long season. We lost him first game last year and didn’t want a repeat.

“We just wanted to address the situation and have him back because he’s a very important player.

“With Fish, yesterday, he felt a sore shoulder, and it’s better to have someone going in 100 percent.

“But big Mickey Edwards has been bowling really well. He was unlucky to get injured last year, and since Durham last May he’s playing his first game today.

“That just shows the depth of the squad. Even with the injuries and changes, we still have a guy like Matty Revis sitting out, who can be a handful with bat and ball. That’s a dilemma for us right now.

“The changes were precautionary.”


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Masood on frustrating first day at the office - Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Shan Masood admitted his frustration after a number of Yorkshire’s batters, including himself, were unable to build on starts during their disappointing opening day against Middlesex at Lord’s.
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Shan Masood showed some intent, tried to play like BazBall. Yorkshire captain scored 40(25) against Derbyshire in County Championship 2024.
 
What a cover!

Leader, Thinker, Adopted Tyke, Nolan Aficionado
 
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The one good thing the PCB has done in a very a long time is to appoint Shan Masood as the Test captain. I really hope Pakistan starts playing more tests while Shan is skipper because he genuinely plays an exciting brand of cricket on the pitch and as captain.

The way he got the most out of Aamer Jamal and Agha Salman is something that other duds in the Pakistani camp like Babar and Shaheen can only dream of.
 
Shan masood did the right thing here by not promoting betting companies.

 
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Why is Shan trying to play bazball? It will definitely affect his natural playing style
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He averages under 40 in FC with his natural playing style and will probably do the same with this style. He is trying to do whats best for his county side and set the tone for the style of cricket he wants them to play.
 
Shan Masood, The Captain, will be in action today as his team, Yorkshire, is set to face Sussex in the county championship game starting today.

Haven't been able to show any run-scoring form since that 140 that he scored against Gloucestershire last month in the 2nd game of the season.
 
Shan Masood is not in top form in this county season, not showing consistency in his batting. So far, his average is 34.5, which includes only one century and no half-centuries.

 
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Shan Masood is not in top form in this county season, not showing consistency in his batting. So far, his average is 34.5, which includes only one century and no half-centuries.

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Is this not just his standard performance? He's just a very average cricketer who uses his privilege to get opportunities that others can't get.
 
Shaka81 said:
Is this not just his standard performance? He's just a very average cricketer who uses his privilege to get opportunities that others can't get.
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Same can be said about Azam Khan. But at least Shaan takes his fitness more seriously.
 
After a little rough patch, Shan Masood is back in form with a fifty plus score for Yorkshire. How much can he add to his run tally today?
 
Shan Masood led from the front with a gritty 60 off 128 balls against Northamptonshire, lifting his season average to 37.1

PS he has also scored a century in this season

 
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Masood reaches a fine fifty off 72 balls, so now he has fifties in both innings

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We have just had a delay as Masood on 57* received treatment having been struck on the wrist

Masood is having more treatment having faced a couple more balls. Just to clarify below, the ball didn't actually hit him. Looked more like a hyper-extension injury as he played and missed.
 
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Masood reaches a fine fifty off 72 balls, so now he has fifties in both innings

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We have just had a delay as Masood on 57* received treatment having been struck on the wrist

Masood is having more treatment having faced a couple more balls. Just to clarify below, the ball didn't actually hit him. Looked more like a hyper-extension injury as he played and missed.
 
A rare sight in cricket we see

 
Yorkshire captain Shan Masood led by example, remaining unbeaten on 82 (108) in the second innings on day 3, as his side took control of the County Championship match against Northamptonshire, despite a frustrating rain-shortened day.
 
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Yorkshire captain Shan Masood led by example, remaining unbeaten on 82 (108) in the second innings on day 3, as his side took control of the County Championship match against Northamptonshire, despite a frustrating rain-shortened day.
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Shan Masood's great batting against Indian bowler Siddharth Kaul was very exciting to watch. It showed us what a Pakistan-India Test match could be like.

 
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Yorkshire captain Shan Masood led by example, remaining unbeaten on 82 (108) in the second innings on day 3, as his side took control of the County Championship match against Northamptonshire, despite a frustrating rain-shortened day.
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Hundred up for Shan Masood against Northamptonshire in second innings on day 4

It is his second century of the 2024 County Championship, reaching the milestone off 126 balls. Despite showing some nerves in the nineties, he successfully converted his innings into a century.

Here some highlights of his brilliant innings so far:

 
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Hundred up for Shan Masood against Northamptonshire in second innings on day 4

It is his second century of the 2024 County Championship, reaching the milestone off 126 balls. Despite showing some nerves in the nineties, he successfully converted his innings into a century.

Here some highlights of his brilliant innings so far:

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Shan Masood as the captain of Yorkshire has declared the innings for his side, setting a target of 316 for the Northamptonshire. Earlier Shan batted magnificently and made a 131* (152) with a strike rate of 86.18 in a county match.

So will Shan's brisk knock earn his side a victory or would they have to settle for something else?
 
A captain's knock by him
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Shan Masood as the captain of Yorkshire has declared the innings for his side, setting a target of 316 for the Northamptonshire. Earlier Shan batted magnificently and made a 131* (152) with a strike rate of 86.18 in a county match.

So will Shan's brisk knock earn his side a victory or would they have to settle for something else?
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The one good thing the PCB has done in a very a long time is to appoint Shan Masood as the Test captain. I really hope Pakistan starts playing more tests while Shan is skipper because he genuinely plays an exciting brand of cricket on the pitch and as captain.

The way he got the most out of Aamer Jamal and Agha Salman is something that other duds in the Pakistani camp like Babar and Shaheen can only dream of.
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LoL, Shan has a Test average of 28. I agree he plays exciting brand of cricket but for the opposition bowlers (he is a walking wicket). This is not one good thing but PCB has done many such acts of blatant nepotism. He is rubbish at international level.
 
Shan Masood says playing in a Vitality Blast Finals Day is on his cricketing bucket list – and he wants to tick it off this season with Yorkshire

Masood, the Pakistan Test captain, will captain his county in this year’s T20 competition, which starts on Thursday evening when the Vikings welcome Worcestershire Rapids to Headingley (6,30pm).

It may yet be that he actually doesn’t play in that game because of the right wrist injury he suffered batting during the second half of the Championship draw against Northamptonshire on Sunday. But the Yorkshire hierarchy are confident that if he does miss out on the opening night, it won’t be an issue that keeps him out for too long. He will be assessed over the next 48 hours.

Masood, the left-handed batter, has had some memorable T20 experiences in his distinguished career, some more enjoyable than others.

For example, the 34-year-old admits that looking back on his appearance in a World Cup final – at Melbourne in November 2022 when Pakistan were beaten by England – remains a painful memory. On the flipside, he was in the Multan Sultans side who won the Pakistan Super League in 2021.

“Finals Day is a box I definitely want to tick,” said Masood.

“Finals Day would be great, but it’s step by step for us. We have to start well.”

Masood has already had a near miss with Finals Day. In his one season with Derbyshire in 2022, he helped them reach the quarter-finals but had to miss the clash with Somerset at Taunton because of international duty with his country. Derbyshire lost.

That was the year when Yorkshire made their most recent of three Finals Day appearances, beaten by Lancashire Lightning in the semi-final at Edgbaston.

Yorkshire’s bid for Finals Day number four – and, of course, title number one – begins against Worcestershire on Thursday, which is the first of three North Group matches in four days. They face Leicestershire and Northamptonshire away on Friday and Sunday.

You can see why Masood says, “We have to start well”.

He continued: “Three games in four days is nice.

“I’ve played in the PSL and have played four games in six days, I’ve played three games in four days and three games in three days at times in different leagues.

“When you have these kind of games and runs, it’s important to get momentum on your side.

“We start at home, and if we can win that and get on the road, that could really set our Blast up.”

Yorkshire, eighth-placed finishers in last season’s North Group – owing much to a retrospective points deduction, will have international trio Donavan Ferreira, Dawid Malan and Joe Root available to bolster their batting line-up.

While Root will be available for the first half of the competition in the build-up to the start of England’s Test summer in mid-July, Masood’s fellow overseas player – the South African debutant Ferreira – will take the wicketkeeping gloves in this competition.

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Took kaul to cleaners some clean pick up sixes he played him on leg.

Making a statement to get back in all formats for Pakistan.

Least he has the bottle to play county cricket and even captain a side so fair play to him.

I would replace that hype job saim with masood.

I don't see masood doing any worse than the tik tom hype job who keeps playing that unorthodox lob shot whilst not looking and then giving catching practice .
 
Shan Masood has played a brave innings for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire in the Vitality Blast 2024, remaining unbeaten on 36 off 17 balls at an impressive strike rate of 211.76. Perhaps he could be the solution to Pakistan's middle-order woes in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, potentially replacing Azam Khan

 
FearlessRoar said:
Shan Masood has played a brave innings for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire in the Vitality Blast 2024, remaining unbeaten on 36 off 17 balls at an impressive strike rate of 211.76. Perhaps he could be the solution to Pakistan's middle-order woes in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, potentially replacing Azam Khan

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Over the years, we have made one major mistake: repeatedly selecting the same players and somehow expecting them to become better versions of themselves. Once a player is dropped, he should not be reselected until we see clear, visible improvement in the area he was dropped for, sustained over a longer period. For instance, Shan Masood was dropped due to a poor strike rate. He shouldn't be brought back until he has demonstrated significant improvement over at least two seasons. If he continues to bat aggressively in domestic tournaments for the next two years, only then should he be considered for a return. Let him continue to improve and consistently show this improvement.
 
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Shan Masood has played a brave innings for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire in the Vitality Blast 2024, remaining unbeaten on 36 off 17 balls at an impressive strike rate of 211.76. Perhaps he could be the solution to Pakistan's middle-order woes in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, potentially replacing Azam Khan

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Not a bad idea, we don't really have a choice do we.
 
Not sure why we dropped Masood from T20's. He was one of our more reliable and consistent performer in the previous T20 World Cup in Australia.
 
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Not sure why we dropped Masood from T20's. He was one of our more reliable and consistent performer in the previous T20 World Cup in Australia.
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i guess because he had a shocking PSL, but its good to see him back in good form
 
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Is this not just his standard performance? He's just a very average cricketer who uses his privilege to get opportunities that others can't get.
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He has performances to speak than many other raelukuttas ,gully cricketers , with poor fitness ,uncles, panty droppers facing fiery pace bowling etc.

He is the one who saved the team against India in last T20 WC which gave them a winning score to defend, kohli heroics won them even though Babar had ample chances with his dumbest captaincy it was still tough for Kohli to cross the line.
 
A poor outing for Shan today in Vitality Blast as a captain for his side as he could manage to score only 10 runs against Hasan Ali's Birmingham Bears.
 
Shan Masood playing a splendid innings against Lancashire Lightnings in the Vitality Blast so far 50 up for the Pakistan Test team captain. It remains to be seen how many more runs can he add to his tally today.
 
I know SHan masood is not cut out to be a T20 batsman. But he sure can be better than Shadab right? Plus he can bowl a bit and do captaincy.
 
Shan Masood can be Pakistan's Mike Brearley. He doesn't need to avg more than 35 but if he makes competent excellent on field captaincy decisions which results in Pakistan winning then its a perfect scenario. I will take a competent 30-35 overaging batsman as captain who leads his side to victory over a paindu 50 averaging batsman who habitually makes his team lose with incompetent captaincy.
 
I can already predict Shan would be such a big failure! And our cricket would further regress! People who are thinking Shan would be the savior of our cricket will have a shocking awakening. The only thing which can save our cricket is structural changes. These superficial changes won’t help!
 
cricketmania22 said:
I can already predict Shan would be such a big failure! And our cricket would further regress! People who are thinking Shan would be the savior of our cricket will have a shocking awakening. The only thing which can save our cricket is structural changes. These superficial changes won’t help!
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Structural changes take time to pay dividends and it requires good leadership and honest intentions from all stakeholders involved as well.
 
Any other country Masood wouldn’t have a international career over 6 months.. apparently he wants to bring Safraz back, hasn’t he learnt from the Aus tour where Safraz was dropped after 1 game.
 
The best thing about Masood is he batted at 4 for Yorkshire and didn’t open like he has been doing for Sultans and then Karachi

He is ok for 4 with Babar at 3


Rizwan needs to say goodbye. Sorry, ain’t no way I will approve of a line up such as:

1. Saim
2. Rizwan
3. Babar
4. Shan (c)

Ah hell Na!

1. Fakhar
2. Sharjeel
3. Shan (c)
4. Babar (Maybe)


Looks a lot better without Rizwan there
 
Rana said:
The best thing about Masood is he batted at 4 for Yorkshire and didn’t open like he has been doing for Sultans and then Karachi

He is ok for 4 with Babar at 3


Rizwan needs to say goodbye. Sorry, ain’t no way I will approve of a line up such as:

1. Saim
2. Rizwan
3. Babar
4. Shan (c)

Ah hell Na!

1. Fakhar
2. Sharjeel
3. Shan (c)
4. Babar (Maybe)


Looks a lot better without Rizwan there
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have u seen sharjeel now? he can better compete in somo with azam khan.
 
Rana said:
The best thing about Masood is he batted at 4 for Yorkshire and didn’t open like he has been doing for Sultans and then Karachi

He is ok for 4 with Babar at 3


Rizwan needs to say goodbye. Sorry, ain’t no way I will approve of a line up such as:

1. Saim
2. Rizwan
3. Babar
4. Shan (c)

Ah hell Na!

1. Fakhar
2. Sharjeel
3. Shan (c)
4. Babar (Maybe)


Looks a lot better without Rizwan there
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Sharjeel time is over, he will be leftie Azam.
He doesn't even boss it in domestics and leagues now.

I would consider from below options:

1. Saud
2. Babar (he has increased his strike rate over the last year, better than Rizwan and should be more relaxed if not captain)
3. Shan
4. Fakhar (leave him alone at 4, not because he can't bat higher because we have zero middle order options and only one that can attack spin in middle overs)
5. M Haris
6. Haider Ali (can't think of any other options at the moment. He played a couple of okay innings in psl)
7. Aamer Jamal
8. Mehran Mumtaz
9. Nasim
10. Muhammad Ali
11. Abrar (if spin wicket else Abbas)

Backups:
Saim, Usama Mir, Ihsanullah, Zaman, Hurraira, Abdullah Shafiq, Haseebullah, Qasim Akram

Rest/drop Haris, Shaheen, Rizwan, Imad, Chacha, Amir, Azam, Usman, for indefinite period.

Bowling will become weaker than current t20 side but there should be no conflicts in team and its building for future. Over time can reconsider Shaheen and Haris if needed.
 
mon858 said:
Sharjeel time is over, he will be leftie Azam.
He doesn't even boss it in domestics and leagues now.

I would consider from below options:

1. Saud
2. Babar (he has increased his strike rate over the last year, better than Rizwan and should be more relaxed if not captain)
3. Shan
4. Fakhar (leave him alone at 4, not because he can't bat higher because we have zero middle order options and only one that can attack spin in middle overs)
5. M Haris
6. Haider Ali (can't think of any other options at the moment. He played a couple of okay innings in psl)
7. Aamer Jamal
8. Mehran Mumtaz
9. Nasim
10. Muhammad Ali
11. Abrar (if spin wicket else Abbas)

Backups:
Saim, Usama Mir, Ihsanullah, Zaman, Hurraira, Abdullah Shafiq, Haseebullah, Qasim Akram

Rest/drop Haris, Shaheen, Rizwan, Imad, Chacha, Amir, Azam, Usman, for indefinite period.

Bowling will become weaker than current t20 side but there should be no conflicts in team and its building for future. Over time can reconsider Shaheen and Haris if needed.
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Forgot about Salman Ali Agha and Sahibzada Farhan. They can also be added and given enough chances. Sahibzada I feel isn't that technically correct and likely to be found out against top sides. Salman definitely should be added as he would be 10x better than our current middle order players plus his fielding/bowling.
 
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