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[PICTURES] Shan Masood: Performance Watch

gazza619 said:
Enough is enough. If Shan does score he would make an ugly 25 off 22 balls. He just does not have the game to accelerate.

Shan is a disaster for our T20 XI. Whether he scores or doesn't, him being in the line up is a massive disadvantage.

Just hope someone has in the team management has the guts to a make a bold move and drop him
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Hopefully he is dropped for Fakhar.
 
There you go ... another miserable display of being in the team.

In the general scheme of things in cricket, No 3 is your best of the best batsman. And look what we got. A sheer embarrassment.

Due to him, folks like Shahdab and what not have to come up the order and play in pressure, so that he can try to make up of your existence in the team.
 
July 2022. Fans asked.Why isn't Shan Masood in the team?

Oct 2022 Why is Shan Masood in the team?
 
Mp812 said:
July 2022. Fans asked.Why isn't Shan Masood in the team?

Oct 2022 Why is Shan Masood in the team?
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Fundamental quality of a player won't change irrespective of how the current one fails. Either you are suitable or not. Sometimes it gives a false hope based on the premise hey X in the side sucks i bet Y cannot be worse. You cannot have a low standard and back anyone who barely crosses that low standard. There are some genuinely obvious omissions which we see with Indian/West Indies/SA selections.
 
Shan is not the best player however do we have anyone better right now? at least he is a good fielder and can save runs in the field. That's our best chance to win anyway, bowl opposition to a below par score.
 
Shan Masood will perform once in 15 games in winning causes, twice in 5 games in losing causes.

If that's the requirement, he is doing his job.
 
A simple catch dropped today against Bangla, and a ******** throw to the keeper .... where exactly is is "HARD WORK"?

This guys is a not even a club cricketer.
 
Butterfingers this guy. The PCB should not pick players with a horrible catching history
 
Keep this man as far away as possible from the team. He is a social media cricketer at best, good for interviews on English channels. That’s it. Can’t bat, doesn’t bowl anymore, can’t field.
 
The fact that he was NOT sent at # 3 today resulted in Pak's victory over Bangladesh.

Even the management knows that he has no fire power. Mind boggling that they have him set up for # 3 spot.

I think I like this batting order better.

Haider got unlucky to have a very good ball bowled but the batting order is right.

Baber
Rizwan
Haider
Nawaz
Asif/Shadab
Ifti
Naseem
Rauf
Wasim
Shan Masood
 
Gharib Aadmi said:
Shan is not the best player however do we have anyone better right now? at least he is a good fielder and can save runs in the field. That's our best chance to win anyway, bowl opposition to a below par score.
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Anybody and i mean literally anybody can score 22 off 20 balls in T20.
 
Shan is too fearful on the field. But, if he can control his nerves, he can prove useful for Pakistan as a stop-gap measure until a better batter come along.
 
gazza619 said:
Anybody and i mean literally anybody can score 22 off 20 balls in T20.
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If you randomly picked a batsman without looking at stats they would better Khushdil strike rate same as if you randomly picked a batsman from domestics they could could 22 of 20 that’s how bad the selection process for the middle order is.

Even batsmen who open in domestics can do better than the middle order being picked.

Also Shadab and Nawaz have shown they can have more impact than this middle order but the selectors and Babar are the ones who think otherwise.
 
Colorblind Genius said:
The fact that he was NOT sent at # 3 today resulted in Pak's victory over Bangladesh.

Even the management knows that he has no fire power. Mind boggling that they have him set up for # 3 spot.

I think I like this batting order better.

Haider got unlucky to have a very good ball bowled but the batting order is right.

Baber
Rizwan
Haider
Nawaz
Asif/Shadab
Ifti
Naseem
Rauf
Wasim
Shan Masood
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They need to stick to this batting order for this game. Send Nawaz higher than Shadab if they are bowling their left arm spinner since Shadab averages a SR of 50 against them iirc, and send Shadab if they are bowling their off spinner

After this series. Drop Iftikhar, Shan. Bring in Aamer Jamal and any man who is eligible to play for Pakistan should be able to replace Shan.
 
i want to see this order if wicket doesnt fell in power play

Baber
Rizwan
Asif
Shadab
Haider
Nawaz
Ifti
Shan Masood
Naseem
Rauf
Wasim
 
Not a T20 player to start with but in Pakistan a overly tuktuk test player (Azhar) can be a captain of ODI team.
 
This should be his last-ever T20 innings in a Pakistan jersey. Get Fakhar in ASAP.

Our lineup should be set for the World Cup:

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Fakhar
4) Nawaz
5) Haider
6) Iftikhar
7) Shadab
8) Asif/Wasim/Qadir/Hasnain
9) Rauf
10) Naseem
11) Shaheen

The only question is over the #8 spot. An extra six-hitter? A fourth pacer? And if so, which one? Or do we go with Qadir on the huge Australian grounds?
 
Taking him to world cup is a shot in your own foot.
If our stubborn selectors and egoistic captain doesn't understand this - then Pakistan does not deserve to reach the play offs. It will be 100% our own fault.

They guy is a total misery at # 3.
No 3, is THE MOST important position in the batting order, and we have THE WORST possible batsman put in place. WOW! Where the heck is common sense and basic cricket acumen?

Send him at # 11 if you are hell bent to play him by hook or by crook.
 
He was given a proper run but was clearly out of his depth. Fakhar should walk back into the 3 spot and I'd be shocked is Shan plays T20I cricket again.
 
There are no words to express how pathetic he is in T20 . Let alone big hitting he cant even find gaps for single properly and plays lots of dot ball which adds pressure to accumulators like rizwan and babar.... His PsL run was fluke
 
Bilal7 said:
This should be his last-ever T20 innings in a Pakistan jersey. Get Fakhar in ASAP.

Our lineup should be set for the World Cup:

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Fakhar
4) Nawaz
5) Haider
6) Iftikhar
7) Shadab
8) Asif/Wasim/Qadir/Hasnain
9) Rauf
10) Naseem
11) Shaheen

The only question is over the #8 spot. An extra six-hitter? A fourth pacer? And if so, which one? Or do we go with Qadir on the huge Australian grounds?
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Ideally, Jamal should have been given enough chances for that 8 role.

I feel he can be a good hitter and a handy 4th seam option.
 
Disaster

I would rather a one legged fahkar over him


Been a waste of space that could of been spent on other players of promise


People shouldnt let him his nice personality and good fitness fool them, Shan is the Imran Farhat of this generation
 
Blood boiling kind of athelete, you know?

Him, Fakhar, Hasan, Asif, Khushdil, and dada ji.
 
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I wanted to give him a good run, he has got it and should be dropped.

We are not satisfied with batsmen playing with SR of 120 and this guy can't even get up to 100. That is simply not good enough for a no.3

Ya Allah, give us back Fakhar.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
Disaster

I would rather a one legged fahkar over him


Been a waste of space that could of been spent on other players of promise


People shouldnt let him his nice personality and good fitness fool them, Shan is the Imran Farhat of this generation
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I am not saying fakhar doesn't have a place in this team but we all saw the kind of walking wicket he was in the previous series. Shan has put runs on the board. Once he feels more confident about his place in the side he will take more risks.
 
Ozeirk said:
I am not saying fakhar doesn't have a place in this team but we all saw the kind of walking wicket he was in the previous series. Shan has put runs on the board. Once he feels more confident about his place in the side he will take more risks.
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Are you serious? He doesn't possess any powergame what so ever, he tries so hard but he is not suited for this format.
And I have seen his sixes in PSL also, even with small boundaries they barely go over the rope. He should be kept away from the T20 side.
 
Ozeirk said:
I am not saying fakhar doesn't have a place in this team but we all saw the kind of walking wicket he was in the previous series. Shan has put runs on the board. Once he feels more confident about his place in the side he will take more risks.
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Ohhh khuda ka waasta! Maaf kar Bhai.
 
What is this guy doing in T20 cricket?

Get the heck out.
 
The cake.

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Brilliant no:3 can up the ante when required can consolidate if needed..
brilliant find will win World Cup if he continues his great form!!
 
Ozeirk said:
I am not saying fakhar doesn't have a place in this team but we all saw the kind of walking wicket he was in the previous series. Shan has put runs on the board. Once he feels more confident about his place in the side he will take more risks.
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Shans runs are worthless

He is like Asad Shafiq in tests, all his “good” innings in t20s are there to make losses more respectable.

I agree Fahkar has done badly, but at least with him you know he has it in him to score freely and play unselfishly

Ideally we would have tried someone else, but sadly we wasted games on a dud like Shan
 
It shows our appalling standards that Shaan has become a regular. A franchise player at best is one of only 3 batsman in our team
 
I am a big supporter and wanted him to get a good run before the WC. He has had that now and he hasn't come good. He's been coming in at a time when acceleration is needed and he's failed to display a game that fits that role.

He should not make the final 11 but I would still have him in the WC squad though. Easy pick for me over Khushdil/Chacha.
 
Grunge101 said:
I am a big supporter and wanted him to get a good run before the WC. He has had that now and he hasn't come good. He's been coming in at a time when acceleration is needed and he's failed to display a game that fits that role.

He should not make the final 11 but I would still have him in the WC squad though. Easy pick for me over Khushdil/Chacha.
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I would pick Iftilhar over him any day of the week. Iftikhar has some natural ability. Shan has nothing except hardwork which isn't enough for fast paced t20 format.
 
Madplayer said:
I would pick Iftilhar over him any day of the week. Iftikhar has some natural ability. Shan has nothing except hardwork which isn't enough for fast paced t20 format.
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Not for me. If we lose both openers quickly one a day, Shan might come in handy. He wouldn't be asked to score at rates above 8 RPO from the start and I think he can manage that. It's when he comes in later and is required to score quickly , that he struggles badly.

As for chacha I see no utility whatsoever in any situation. If he comes in early, you'll get a 30 ball 30 and then he gets out. If he comes in later, he'll make a 7-8 of 5 balls. The only way he could be considered is if he's used as a regular bowler, something our management clearly doesn't plan to do in the WC.
 
Like Rizwan, Shan is a limited batsman and can only succeed in T20s if he is opening. Clearly that isn’t going to happen, so I see no reason for his inclusion in the T20 team.
 
Shan earned a recall after his Vitality Blast and National T20 performances, and given our desperation due to lack of middle order options, the selection was understandable.

However Shan clearly has limitations and a top order of three accumulators is asking for trouble. He should be a backup opener at best.
 
Markhor said:
Shan earned a recall after his Vitality Blast and National T20 performances, and given our desperation due to lack of middle order options, the selection was understandable.

However Shan clearly has limitations and a top order of three accumulators is asking for trouble. He should be a backup opener at best.
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The performances in the blast lacked impact predominately, his innings did very little for Derby. On the whole there may have been only a few occasions where he genuinely influenced proceedings.

It has been an age since Shan played a match winning knock in a T20 game.

I know people prefer Fakhar to open but he is desperately needed at no.3, he needs to be in the XI regardless. We know Babar/Riswan will open and I feel Fakhar may find the pitches in Australia more suitable to his style of play
 
Madplayer said:
I would pick Iftilhar over him any day of the week. Iftikhar has some natural ability. Shan has nothing except hardwork which isn't enough for fast paced t20 format.
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This "hard work" is such a mystery.

He looks like feeble, weak and energy-less. He has no power in hitting. His body looks like a dried stick with no muscle.
He is a horrible fielder who can't catch and/or able to shoot a fast and flat throw to catch the fielder short an inch of his crease.
Never saw him genuinely running super fast after the ball to dive and save a boundary. He has displayed a horrible episode of calling between the wickets yesterday.

What hard work are we taking about? The only thing he seems to be working hard on is the practice of onanism.

If I vaguely remember, he is some close relative of some former PCB high ranked person Subhan Ahmed or whatever, and there was a rumor that he got in, thru his influence. Otherwise, as we can see, he is absolutely nothing special, technically, physically and mentally.
 
Colorblind Genius said:
This "hard work" is such a mystery.

He looks like feeble, weak and energy-less. He has no power in hitting. His body looks like a dried stick with no muscle.
He is a horrible fielder who can't catch and/or able to shoot a fast and flat throw to catch the fielder short an inch of his crease.
Never saw him genuinely running super fast after the ball to dive and save a boundary. He has displayed a horrible episode of calling between the wickets yesterday.

What hard work are we taking about? The only thing he seems to be working hard on is the practice of onanism.

If I vaguely remember, he is some close relative of some former PCB high ranked person Subhan Ahmed or whatever, and there was a rumor that he got in, thru his influence. Otherwise, as we can see, he is absolutely nothing special, technically, physically and mentally.
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He is very stylish
 
The bottom-line is that he never was and never will be good enough regardless of the format and no he has not improved. That is a myth.

His 2-3 fans are delusional beyond belief and they can continue to moan but he should be axed from all formats for good.

Pakistan have wasted 10 years trying to make a player out of him when he just doesn’t have the ability to play at this level.
 
A very poor tri-series:

64 runs in 4 innings, average 16 and a strike rate of 112.28
 
Saj said:
A very poor tri-series:

64 runs in 4 innings, average of 16 and a strike rate of 112.28
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I felt that he had to improvise a lot and put in a lot of effort to hit boundaries or find gaps, and it doesn't come naturally to him. Once fielders are spread out then it's a struggle for him to accelerate.
 
Imagine having Shan Masood in your WC squad over the likes of Umar Akmal and Sharjeel Khan. Literally asking for a first round exit.
 
Masood along with usman qadir Faisal Iqbal are the worst players iv seen playing for Pak.
 
IAJ said:
Are you serious? He doesn't possess any powergame what so ever, he tries so hard but he is not suited for this format.
And I have seen his sixes in PSL also, even with small boundaries they barely go over the rope. He should be kept away from the T20 side.
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Colorblind Genius said:
Ohhh khuda ka waasta! Maaf kar Bhai.
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pakistanigoneaussie said:
Shans runs are worthless

He is like Asad Shafiq in tests, all his “good” innings in t20s are there to make losses more respectable.

I agree Fahkar has done badly, but at least with him you know he has it in him to score freely and play unselfishly

Ideally we would have tried someone else, but sadly we wasted games on a dud like Shan
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People underestimate the value of holding onto one end on this forum. Pakistani batting can fall like domino's if panic sets in regardless of how many people you have who have that have the "ability to bat'. Also, if wickets are falling the people who have the capability to hit will hold back and further detoriate the runrate. Shan Masood is the perfect batsmen to come in when one of Babar Azam or Rizwan gets out early. He gives the stability to the team and allows them to lay a foundation that they can work off.
 
Ozeirk said:
People underestimate the value of holding onto one end on this forum. Pakistani batting can fall like domino's if panic sets in regardless of how many people you have who have that have the "ability to bat'. Also, if wickets are falling the people who have the capability to hit will hold back and further detoriate the runrate. Shan Masood is the perfect batsmen to come in when one of Babar Azam or Rizwan gets out early. He gives the stability to the team and allows them to lay a foundation that they can work off.
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When batting first or chasing?
 
He seems like 90s English cricketer. Great in patches in domestics but gets exposed in the international cricket and unable to cope with it. He fares much better when the stage is smaller and lights are off him. I fear he will continue to fail at international level while remaining top notch in domestics.

But still he seems like a great person with all the good attributes that you need to succeed. It's just that his innate ability isn't at the level of what international cricketers possess usually.
 
Ozeirk said:
People underestimate the value of holding onto one end on this forum. Pakistani batting can fall like domino's if panic sets in regardless of how many people you have who have that have the "ability to bat'. Also, if wickets are falling the people who have the capability to hit will hold back and further detoriate the runrate. Shan Masood is the perfect batsmen to come in when one of Babar Azam or Rizwan gets out early. He gives the stability to the team and allows them to lay a foundation that they can work off.
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So Shan Masood "holds onto one end"?

Whatever you've been smoking must be on sale. And while u r at it, shouldn't we recall Misbah for T20? He is the grandmaster of holding onto one end. What do you say?
 
Colorblind Genius said:
So Shan Masood "holds onto one end"?

Whatever you've been smoking must be on sale. And while u r at it, shouldn't we recall Misbah for T20? He is the grandmaster of holding onto one end. What do you say?
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Shan Masood steadies the batting line up after a quick wicket because he has a better technique than the likes of khushdil and Iftikhar. Unlike Misbah he will try to up the run rate after sometime in the middle and either get out in the process or give the team couple of boundaries. He does try to play positively and I feel sometimes looks fidgety just because he is trying too hard. I feel once he is sure about his place in the team he will further improve.

I also feel sending someone like Nawaz or Shadab right after one of the openers is injustice to their skills and what they can do for the team as they are more suite for middle/lower order than in the 4th or 5th over.

We have given extend runs to people who have consistently failed and we do not have players sitting domestic teams that can replace these players currently.
 
Ozeirk said:
Shan Masood steadies the batting line up after a quick wicket because he has a better technique than the likes of khushdil and Iftikhar. Unlike Misbah he will try to up the run rate after sometime in the middle and either get out in the process or give the team couple of boundaries. He does try to play positively and I feel sometimes looks fidgety just because he is trying too hard. I feel once he is sure about his place in the team he will further improve.

I also feel sending someone like Nawaz or Shadab right after one of the openers is injustice to their skills and what they can do for the team as they are more suite for middle/lower order than in the 4th or 5th over.

We have given extend runs to people who have consistently failed and we do not have players sitting domestic teams that can replace these players currently.
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This is T20 cricket . Conservative cricket is a recipe for disaster and Shan adds already more pressure to a middle order which is badly stagnating. Fakhar is a far better option if fit. Shan is out of his depth in this Format.
 
Ozeirk said:
Shan Masood steadies the batting line up after a quick wicket because he has a better technique than the likes of khushdil and Iftikhar. Unlike Misbah he will try to up the run rate after sometime in the middle and either get out in the process or give the team couple of boundaries. He does try to play positively and I feel sometimes looks fidgety just because he is trying too hard. I feel once he is sure about his place in the team he will further improve.

I also feel sending someone like Nawaz or Shadab right after one of the openers is injustice to their skills and what they can do for the team as they are more suite for middle/lower order than in the 4th or 5th over.

We have given extend runs to people who have consistently failed and we do not have players sitting domestic teams that can replace these players currently.
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“After a quick wicket” - the mindset we need to get rid of in T20i’s.

You cannot go into a game thinking you’re going to lose quick wickets. You shouldn’t even be planning for it.

We need a positive and attacking mindset, if we lose a quick wicket then we keep attacking, put pressure back on the bowlers. You cannot just “hold one end” and expect the other batsmen to go 140+.

The opposition would love to see a player like Shan Masood walk in after a quick wicket, they know his 20 off 23 balls is going to do more damage to us than them.


It’s T20 cricket, a format for players to attack from ball one, but here we have fans who want batsmen to hold the other end so we can survive 20 overs.
 
MenInG said:
The cake.

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😱 This is comical - every person in the team is taking a bite out of the same slice of cake! Shan’s birthday present to the team is free Covid for all! 😂
 
Great innings by Shan Masood today further strengthening his place in the team
 
Lack of options indeed squad already down to 14 with Khushdil nonexistent, it's a toss up between Shan Haider & Fakhar for 2 places and Shan despite his serene approach is likely to play
 
Mr. Zero talent batting at a SR of almost 180 can only mean two things: super flat pitch and buffet bowling.
 
Usman said:
&#55357;&#56881; This is comical - every person in the team is taking a bite out of the same slice of cake! Shan’s birthday present to the team is free Covid for all! &#55357;&#56834;
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Eughhh!
 
The thing I like about Shan is he is good on the pull shot and has a half decent sweep shot
The pull especially should bring plenty of runs in Australia
 
He is a decent back foot player, on Australian conditions he should thrive.

But bowl an outswinger around 4th/5th stump line and he is caught.
 
Mamoon said:
Mr. Zero talent batting at a SR of almost 180 can only mean two things: super flat pitch and buffet bowling.
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I'm still not entirely convinced about Shan Masood as a T20 batsman but if he's "Mr Zero talent", how come he scored the most runs at the highest strike rate for the side?

Could it just be that for Pakistani standards, he's a decent back foot player?
 
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Needs to focus in the field Shan. Having a poor day today

1.3 Naseem Shah to Hazratullah Zazai, 3 runs, width served, quick hands from Hazratullah Zazai to cut off the back foot. Backward point dives to his right but can't catch it. A tough one and it goes down. Masood was the fielder

15.3 Shadab Khan to Nabi, 2 runs, dropped! Cut hard off the back foot and Masood at backward point lets the ball burst through his palms
 
Complete injustice with Haris Sohail who is a proper batsman unlike this one trick pony
 
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