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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Shan Masood as Pakistan Test captain performance watch

Not only is Shan doing things out of the box, they are actually working.

There is no comparison between his tactics and Babar’s.

Plus we are playing positive cricket with the bat for the most part.

Honestly this is one of the best 3-0 losses we’ve had down under.
 
Shan gets a golden duck in the 2nd innings that leaves Pakistan in all sorts of trouble. Collapse coming.
 
Pakistan pulled off an incredible tactical play to dismiss Australia’s rock Steve Smith on the third day of the third cricket test in Sydney on Friday.

After Smith and Marnus Labuschagne had made a steady start to day three, Pakistan skipper Shan Masood decided to employ two short covers at the start of the 73rd over, bowled by quick Mir Hamza.

After the first ball, Masood then moved a third catching cover into position, a sight rarely seen at any level.

Incredibly, the move paid immediate dividends as the very next ball Smith advanced down the pitch, attempted to loft a drive over the men in close, but succeeded only in hitting a catch to Babar Azam.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743075366338437550
 
Does Shan merits a place in the side, a serious question can tailenders Jamal and lopsy keeper Rizwan are scoring 50s, with Shan as captain we are accepting mediocrity but then there is another issue who is going to be the next captain
 
Masood ends the series with an average 30 after getting praised left, right and center for playing well.

If you average 30 after “playing well”, what does that say about your caliber?

His deluded fans claim that he has vastly improved since the South African tour in 2019, but his numbers since that series read the following:

Matches 21, average 32

If you average 32 after “vastly improving”, what does it say about your caliber as a batsman?

His ceiling is an average of 30-32 and he is 34 years old. How is he in the team and why on earth is he captain?

A dismal cricketer who is nowhere near good enough to play at this level. It is not a surprise to know that he is the worst ever top-order batsman in Pakistan Test history.
 
Shan is the best captain we've had for a while.

Lets do another assessment after this year's Tests are done.
 
The only way Pakistan Test team and Shan Masood will improve is by playing regular Test cricket and not by 1 home and away
Series annually.
Since Shan is well connected to the top he should emphasise on having more Test tours. The August home series with Bangladesh should have 3 games and trophy to named as Akram² Cup or Ramiz-Athar Trophy
 
Commies can't understand why the best Jamal hasn't bowled yet. Bowling the best bowler is obviously taking some soul searching from Shaan
 
His worst day of captaincy on this tour. He won't survive long without results and with scores with the bat.
 
Its the results that matter , Pakistan blanked 3-0 inside 4 days in all three games with nothing extraordinary from Shan the batsman
 
Shan's first assignment as a captain was a nightmare for him. Had moments where he could have a result in his favor but ended up on the losing side. Made some decisions that cost the game, and I would say the series, to Pakistan. Abdullah Shafique was kept in the slips even though he was poor there throughout and Saim Ayub stood in slips on his debut match. SHan's own batting performance was not up to the mark.
 
Cant blame Shan here. Its a tour that no one in Pakistan wins.
 
His captaincy was good and an upgrade over Babars. He deserves atleast 3-4 series before the jury is out
 
Shan Captaincy was good but at same time he lost the apportunity to dominate. After 16-4 At Mcg test, a dropped catches and all the intensity was down . That was biggest moments and he failed to capitalise.
 
Decent captaincy debut from him. Liked his tactics a lot and was a step above Babar's, his batting was both impressive in spurts and horrendous at times. Nobody genuinely expected Pakistan to be competitive in this series and the fact that we made it competitive at times gives him points
 
ahmadharis1 said:
Decent captaincy debut from him. Liked his tactics a lot and was a step above Babar's, his batting was both impressive in spurts and horrendous at times. Nobody genuinely expected Pakistan to be competitive in this series and the fact that we made it competitive at times gives him points
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Dropped 2 catches, batting didnt click so those are 2 big things which go against him
 
jamal,salman should have opened bowling on last day.. worst captaincy after good start ...
 
He has been very confident with his captaincy. His approach was clear; he knew what he was doing and set up good fielding positions. Now, we hope he doesn't face criticism like Babar and can lead pressure free. Let's stop comparing him with Babar.
 
Pakistan cannot carry a passenger. Yeah he can't score for toffee but giving his wickets away fishing outside off like a tailender negates any supposed benefits of his captaincy which made the basic error of leaving butterfingers Shaf at slip
 
Captaincy today was bizzare no Jamal till 30 runs were left?
Had a funny feeling Jamal was deliberately stopped from bowling as some of the so called top stars did not want to be continue to be shown up by a newbi. These fake stars brand contracts could be under threat if Jamal is outshining them regularly
 
Possitives:
- Good aggression shown by him with the bat and there were moments that he put the Aussies on the back-foot
- Some of his tactics to the Aussie batters were very well thought-out and executed
- We managed to put up a respectable fight after Perth
- Personally, I think he speaks well and represents the country well

Negatives:
- He wasn't able to capitalise on starts (with the bat)
- Horrible fielder
- Some tactics were questionable, e.g. bowling Jamal late today

But overall, I was quite impressed. The hardest assignment is to lead a Test team in Australia, and that too, as your first time, and that too, with a bunch of key injuries to the squad. And despite these challenges, there were moments when we looked like an A-class team.

He will only get better, but the issue is, at 34 he will not last long. Pakistan missed a trick not making him captain earlier imo.
 
Mohammad Hafeez on Shan Masood's bowling changes in the third Test against Australia:

"It's up to the captain, All bowlers were available but it's the captain's tactic. We wanted to bowl more from the off-spinner because this track can offer a lot from the far end but the rest is up to [Masood]. Tactically, I think Jamal should have bowled earlier, but inside the field, the captain is the best judge so you have to back that up."
 
Positives
Better captaincy than Babar

Negatives
Failed as a batsman
 
Kianig89 said:
Positives
Better captaincy than Babar

Negatives
Failed as a batsman
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Didn't see the better captaincy. I thought his captaincy that I saw was just as inane as Babars. Some of his bowling changes were shocking. I liked his attitude as a batsman but whether he has the talent to match his attitude remains to be seen
 
MenInG said:
Dropped 2 catches, batting didnt click so those are 2 big things which go against him
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The drops were inexcusable yes, but it's not his fault the middle order forgot how to bat. Would we be giving him credit had Babar and Saud scored centuries? If not, then we can't fault him for the opposite
 
His captaincy was superb for his first series. His tactics, field placings and how he led from the front with his proactive batting was excellent.

Heads and shoulders above Misbah, who made Pakistan a laughing stock with his field placings and distribution of cake to commemorate Shafiq's hundred in a losing cause.

Unlike Babar, he's fit and can express himself very well in English and Urdu.
 
topspin said:
His captaincy was superb for his first series. His tactics, field placings and how he led from the front with his proactive batting was excellent.

Heads and shoulders above Misbah, who made Pakistan a laughing stock with his field placings and distribution of cake to commemorate Shafiq's hundred in a losing cause.

Unlike Babar, he's fit and can express himself very well in English and Urdu.
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10 times better than Misbah's horror show in 2016 . In fact, his captaincy has been better than most Pakistani Test captains for me


His batting numbers are poor but once again, he was the 2nd best batsman on this tour and that shows how poor PAK batting was, albeit in unusually tough conditions.

Bigger issues were the catching and the batting of Abdullah , Shakeel and Babar.
 
Mamoon said:
Shan Masood in Australia 2019:

Average 39

Shan Masood in South Africa 2019:

Average 38

If your definition of "proven record" for a batsman is an average of 38-39, you are implicitly admitting that you think very little of Masood and don't expect any performance from.


I am neither biased or ignorant but you are clearly deluded. How is an average of 38-39 an advertisement of his back-foot prowess?

Also, how was he Pakistan's best batsman in the World T20 2022 with a shambolic SR of 118? Since when is a SR of 118 acceptable in the format? You have, on record, bashed Babar and Rizwan for not being T20 players because they have had a SR in the 130s but yet, you are celebrating Shan Masood's 118 SR in the T20 World Cup?

Again - you are implicitly admitting that you think very little of Masood and don't expect any performance from him if you are celebrating his performance in the 2022 T20 World Cup.


Getting selected or not selected in the Pakistan team says very little about your credentials as a cricketer because most selections are not done on merit.

I don't "admire" Imam. Find me better alternatives and I will drop him forever. However, if your alternative is Masood, then I am happy to stick with Imam because his international career and overall body of work and his age clearly indicate that he is a better player than Masood with a higher ceiling.

Speaking of only laughing, I can only laugh at the fact that you rate Masood who is the worst top-order batsman in history of Pakistan Test cricket. Let's face it - you only like him because he is educated and articulate. That is it.


How has Shan improved?

His first stint was in 2013. His second stint was in 2015-2016. His third stint started in 2019 and it is still going on.

This is his record in Test cricket since making a comeback in 2019:

18 matches, average of 30, 1 century.

How is this an "improvement"?

What would you say about a batsman who averages 30 over 18 Test matches in the prime of his career?

Once again - where is Shan's improvement? What has he improved? He is averaging 30 since his last comeback in 2019. If your "improvement" yields an average of 30, what does that say about your capability as a batsman?

Shan can work 24 hours a day but he will never deliver because he is simply not good enough. He doesn't have the ability to deliver. Hard work is essential but if it not complemented by natural talent, you will never excel at the highest level in any sport.

Masood falls into that category. If he wasn't hard working, he would probably be average 15 in Test cricket and with his hard work, dedication and commitment, he is averaging 28. That is his ceiling as a player. He is simply not good enough for international cricket and never will be good enough. I don't know what it will take for people to accept it.

Imam is not perfect. He has a lot of flaws and he is not a top player by any means, but it is all relative. Imam is not competing with world class openers from other team. He is competing with other openers within Pakistan and he has clearly shown over the years that he is good enough to hold his place in the team and if someone better comes along, he will make way. This is how it is. However, if the choice is between Masood and Imam, you have to go with Imam because Masood offers nothing that Imam doesn't.

Masood is inconsistent, he has a worse record than Imam and he is also much older. There isn't a single benefit of having Masood over Imam in the team. Not a single.

How is the worst top-order batsman in history of Pakistan cricket the best choice for captaincy? Just because he can speak English? Speaking English is a bonus. You first need to prove that you belong in the best Pakistan XI and then worry about your English and captaincy. Does Masood belong in the best Pakistan Test XI? No he does not.

Does Imam belong in the best Pakistan Test XI? It is debatable, but what is not debatable is that he deserves it more than Masood.

Is Masood some brilliant tactician that we can play him as a specialist captain and overlook his awful batting record? Clearly not, his captaincy was nothing to talk about. In fact, he got penalized for slow over-rate. So much for being a thoughtful and smart captain lol.

Shan Masood is a poor batsman who never was and never will be good enough for international cricket. Making someone like him as captain is a complete joke. Your captain doesn't have to be the best player but clearly, he can't be the worst player either and Masood is right up there as one of the worst - if not the worst - player in Pakistan cricket over the course of his career.

10 years and 58 innings of pure rubbish.
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How does it feel that Imam couldn't even last the whole series? His record in tests played in Australia looks like this:

Average: 16
Strike rate: 29

He's had 2 x tours of Australia and as expected his lack of shots off the back foot and his deficiencies against the short ball would be exposed on a harder surface.

You wanted Babar to continue captaining the side. Shan has not just exceeded the low standards set by Babar but he's been superb as captain of the side during the series. Pakistan would've won at least one test match if the fielding was better.

Despite a poor ODI World Cup in India, imam failed again
 
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Shan has proven to be a good captain. PCB should give him a long run and let him build a good team. I wouldn’t mind seeing him captain in ODIs as well.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
10 times better than Misbah's horror show in 2016 . In fact, his captaincy has been better than most Pakistani Test captains for me


His batting numbers are poor but once again, he was the 2nd best batsman on this tour and that shows how poor PAK batting was, albeit in unusually tough conditions.

Bigger issues were the catching and the batting of Abdullah , Shakeel and Babar.
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Shan will rue not converting his half centuries to hundreds but I enjoyed his batting. Didn't bat at a snail pace like Imam did. Was proactive and scored his runs at a good tempo. I think he would've done better if he was batting with better players.

Even though it's very early days, Pakistan may have found their best captain in the 21st century. The only ones worthy of mention are Younis Khan and Salman Butt (before he became a fixer).

Pakistan would've won a test match if they hadn't dropped so many catches, particularly from Abdullah Shafique, but as you say the series was lost by the likes of him, Imam, Babar and Shakeel with the bat.
 
topspin said:
No one in their right mind would want Babar to captain the Pakistan team over Shan Masood.
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Babar and Rizwan domination of Pakistan cricket team is pure torture

Pathetic results always and no accountability
 
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We can only pray to God Shan scores some runs and give himself a long run

Otherwise next in line is Mohammad Rizwan

The torture of Dosti Yaari will be back.

I can’t take this anymore!
 
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Rana said:
Babar and Rizwan domination of Pakistan cricket team is pure torture

Pathetic results always and no accountability
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If Babar sould bat at 3. He's meant to be the king batter in the team but even at number 4, he's been awful. If I was Shan, I would bat at 5 against the older ball. He'll score more runs. But to his credit, he doesn't play for himself.

I actually used to hate Shan because he was so bad during his first two stints. But he's a much better batsman.

As for Rizwan, good stats but he still needs to be held accountable for his theatrics.
 
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Ya Allah, please enable Shan to score 700 runs against South Africa and keep us safe from the negative influence of Saya corruption!

ameen!
 
Rana said:
We can only pray to God Shan scores some runs and give himself a long run

Otherwise next in line is Mohammad Rizwan

The torture of Dosti Yaari will be back.

I can’t take this anymore!
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Couldn't agree more. If Rizwan is captain, the clique culture will comeback and it will basically be a friends XI. Back to 2019-2023 times. That team never cared about winning. Just goes to show that he didn't even believe in himself to lead and unite a team.
 
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Shan was a thinking man's captain very much in contrast to Babar. But if he does not score more runs, the bitter ex cricketer's will be sniping at him on the various TV shows and he will forced to stand down.
 
MenInG said:
Dropped 2 catches, batting didnt click so those are 2 big things which go against him
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If Abdullah is dropping catches, imam and babar don't know how to hold the bat How is it shans captaincy to blame? Should he bat for every player in the team?
 
I think he has made a fairly reasonable start. His middling performances with the bat need to be put into the context of him being in the side for his captaincy as much as his batting. Building a team around a specialist captain can be a legitimate tactic if it is executed properly. Accordingly the thinking with Shan’s selection would be that Shafique, Babar Azam and Rizwan as the best players would put up the majority of the runs; that Shan outscored 2/3 of them in Australia indicates that his own form with the bat was not the major issue here, although converting one of his starts into a century score could have made a significant difference to the series. I liked his presence in the field and many of his decisions. Overall: positive.
 
Shan's captaincy was pretty much fine on this tour. The only problem was his performance with the bat and the way he got out in each innings. He cannot keep repeating the same mistake very match. He needs to learn that only captaincy is not enough, he has to fulfill the batting role as well. Although we cannot blame him for the fielder dropping easy dollies, but he could have changed the position of such fielders, why keep them in the same position again and again?
 
topspin said:
No one in their right mind would want Babar to captain the Pakistan team over Shan Masood.
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The worst top-order batsman in history of Pakistan shouldn’t be in the team so whether he should captain or not is not even a question.

Speaking English is an advantage it is not a qualification for becoming the captain. Masood has been showing it since 2013 that he is not good enough to play international cricket but some people will never accept the reality.
 
topspin said:
How does it feel that Imam couldn't even last the whole series? His record in tests played in Australia looks like this:

Average: 16
Strike rate: 29

He's had 2 x tours of Australia and as expected his lack of shots off the back foot and his deficiencies against the short ball would be exposed on a harder surface.

You wanted Babar to continue captaining the side. Shan has not just exceeded the low standards set by Babar but he's been superb as captain of the side during the series. Pakistan would've won at least one test match if the fielding was better.

Despite a poor ODI World Cup in India, imam failed again
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Superb as captain? Masood cost the team 10% of their match fee because of slow over rate in the first Test.

The superb tactician couldn’t calculate the overs properly.

Imam had an awful series no denying. However, it says a lot about how rubbish Masood is when people are waxing lyrical about how well he played in this series after averaging a mighty 30.

Then again, for the worst batsman in Pakistan’s history, an average of 30 against Australia might be considered a success.
 
in my opinion shan has done quite well in this series as a captain, with such pathetic combination and bunch of losers we cant expect him to do much
 
Mamoon said:
The worst top-order batsman in history of Pakistan shouldn’t be in the team so whether he should captain or not is not even a question.

Speaking English is an advantage it is not a qualification for becoming the captain. Masood has been showing it since 2013 that he is not good enough to play international cricket but some people will never accept the reality.
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No one cares about Shan's first two stints. That's the past. Get over it.

Pakistan cricket should not tolerate your appetite for mediocrity. As you've clearly stated in unambiguous terms, if it was left to you, you would have retained Babar as captain which speaks volumes about your standards.
 
Mamoon said:
Superb as captain? Masood cost the team 10% of their match fee because of slow over rate in the first Test.

The superb tactician couldn’t calculate the overs properly.
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Fine display of clutching at straws.

Mamoon said:
Imam had an awful series no denying. However, it says a lot about how rubbish Masood is when people are waxing lyrical about how well he played in this series after averaging a mighty 30.

Then again, for the worst batsman in Pakistan’s history, an average of 30 against Australia might be considered a success.
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Shan has had 2 x tours of Australia where he was one of the top two batsmen in each of these series.

In tests played in Australia, he has a better average than Inzamam, Mohammad Yousuf and Babar Azam. He's by no means anywhere near as good as these guys, but it's pertinent to mention that almost every single Pakistani batsman has done worse in Australia because it's a tough place to bat particularly for Pakistani batsmen who are accustomed to slow/low bounce wickets.

This should serve a lesson for you to hold higher standards and to stop this obsession of substandard captains and players like Imam who have zero technique, no shots, no fitness and misplaced arrogance.

You explicitly said "I promise Imam will come good". That bubble should have burst a long time ago, not 4 or 5 years down the line.
 
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topspin said:
No one cares about Shan's first two stints. That's the past. Get over it.

Pakistan cricket should not tolerate your appetite for mediocrity. As you've clearly stated in unambiguous terms, if it was left to you, you would have retained Babar as captain which speaks volumes about your standards.
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Masood’s third stints has been as bad as his first two stints.

His third stint started with the 2018-19 tour of South Africa. The following are his numbers in his third stint:

21 matches, average of 31.

🤣🤣🤣

First stint, second stint, third stint, fourth stint, nth stint. There is only one constant. He is rubbish.

Always was and always will be because he is not good enough to play at this level. There is a reason why he is the worst top-order Test batsman in Pakistan history.

I won’t take a lecture on “standards” from advocates of Shan Masood. You can’t have standards if you justify the selection of this failure let alone advocate for his captaincy.
 
topspin said:
Fine display of clutching at straws.



Shan has had 2 x tours of Australia where he was one of the top two batsmen in each of these series.

In tests played in Australia, he has a better average than Inzamam, Mohammad Yousuf and Babar Azam. He's by no means anywhere near as good as these guys, but it's pertinent to mention that almost every single Pakistani batsman has done worse in Australia because it's a tough place to bat particularly for Pakistani batsmen who are accustomed to slow/low bounce wickets.

This should serve a lesson for you to hold higher standards and to stop this obsession of substandard captains and players like Imam who have zero technique, no shots, no fitness and misplaced arrogance.

You explicitly said "I promise Imam will come good". That bubble should have burst a long time ago, not 4 or 5 years down the line.
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Masood averages 33 in 5 Tests in Australia with 0 hundreds. He has been nothing but mediocre in Australia just like everywhere else.

Being relatively better than others means nothing when you were average in isolation.

Once again - I won’t take lectures on standards from Masood fans. The irony is off the charts.

Age: 34
Test matches: 33
Average: 28

He has been a massive failure in international cricket and I dare anyone to prove me wrong based on the numbers above. Anyone.
 
Despite the 3-0 bashing against Australia and his own lacklustre returns with the bat, Shan has received a lot of credit from the fans and the media.

We now go into a T20 tour where there is considerable pressure on the new captain because of his decision to rest in the final test match against Australia.

A couple of big losses, or worse still an injury that means the captain needs to skip a few games means the daggers will be out very very quickly. I like Shan as a person but the level of praise he is getting despite the aforementioned whitewash and poor returns with the bat shows that there is a bit of a PR campaign around him too.

We could be in a position where Shan becomes our T20 captain too. The reasoning will be to rest Shaheen from bilateral so he can focus on test.
 
Mamoon said:
Masood ends the series with an average 30 after getting praised left, right and center for playing well.

If you average 30 after “playing well”, what does that say about your caliber?

His deluded fans claim that he has vastly improved since the South African tour in 2019, but his numbers since that series read the following:

Matches 21, average 32

If you average 32 after “vastly improving”, what does it say about your caliber as a batsman?

His ceiling is an average of 30-32 and he is 34 years old. How is he in the team and why on earth is he captain?

A dismal cricketer who is nowhere near good enough to play at this level. It is not a surprise to know that he is the worst ever top-order batsman in Pakistan Test history.
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bro that is a very poor analysis by you which i dont expect.

If this thread was Shan masoods batting performance watch than i agree with you. But if its about hsi captaincy, than focus on captaincy.

I would have retained, or at least tried to retain Babar as Test captain.
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Why? Babar sucked as a a captain. Proper cricket analysts knew Babar sucked as the captain by the first ICC tournament he played as a captain. But this retention thing, ok lets retain him for a few series is what led to use losing more tournaments and series.

Ok, we can disagree about Shan Masoods captaincy, but the answer is no way that Babar should had been retained as captain. The guy was clueless.
 
Mamoon said:
Superb as captain? Masood cost the team 10% of their match fee because of slow over rate in the first Test.

The superb tactician couldn’t calculate the overs properly.

Imam had an awful series no denying. However, it says a lot about how rubbish Masood is when people are waxing lyrical about how well he played in this series after averaging a mighty 30.

Then again, for the worst batsman in Pakistan’s history, an average of 30 against Australia might be considered a success.
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you are analyzing minor things and trying to find faults.

match fee fine is soemthing every captain faces and shan had 4 pacers in the attack..

You havent even bothered to discuss his bowling changes, tactics adopted and plans used. You are just looking for excuses from his poor batting performance or a match fine to critisize his CAPTAINCY.
 
Mir Hamza opens up about his wicket of Steve Smith in the Sydney Test. It's good to see Babar and Masood work together and almost poetic that Babar took the catch.

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Reporter: Batsman taking you very light. he came down the track and hit you and Babar Azam took his catch. Was it Mir Hamza's field placement?

Mir Hamza: Me and Shan bhai discussed then Babar told me to take a third fielder and leave the square leg vacant.
 
hassan918 said:
Mir Hamza opens up about his wicket of Steve Smith in the Sydney Test. It's good to see Babar and Masood work together and almost poetic that Babar took the catch.

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Reporter: Batsman taking you very light. he came down the track and hit you and Babar Azam took his catch. Was it Mir Hamza's field placement?

Mir Hamza: Me and Shan bhai discussed then Babar told me to take a third fielder and leave the square leg vacant.
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Babar’s brain works when he isn’t burdened with the stress of captaincy
 
Pakistan's Test captain, Shan Masood, in an interview with a Pakistani media outlet:

"My priorities as Test captain are solely focused on how to make us a really successful team. It involves an identity, team culture, standards and the brand of cricket that defines Pakistan Cricket, which the coming generations can inherit."

"I feel very disappointed at the starts I got and not cashing in on them. In terms of decisions and the way I wanted to play and the team to play, I’m satisfied that we are heading in the right direction."
 
This guy seems to have a solid reference... the whole team is fighting for the captaincy and he is just enjoying his time with Test captaincy in his bag with 0 performance.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
This guy seems to have a solid reference... the whole team is fighting for the captaincy and he is just enjoying his time with Test captaincy in his bag with 0 performance.
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In what sense?

One of the challenges of Pakistan cricket is that a player's quality is decided on the basis of the mediocrity that's PSL. Test cricket is a different ball game altogether!

Shan captained Pakistan in a tour of Australia where the team has always struggled since time immemorial, let alone having to captain such an inexperienced squad.

Shan was an aggressive captain and was always thinking wickets including some smart field placement. Himself and Rizwan were the top scorers of the series and Shan had two fifties.

Who instead in your opinion should captain the Pakistan test team, Azam Khan?!
 
If this guy had a semi decent PSL he would have been T20 skipper.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
If this guy had a semi decent PSL he would have been T20 skipper.
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No need, the limited overs captaincy is a pit full of snakes and back stabbers, the guys too classy to play that game. Surrounded by 'past sell by date' mediocre cricketers who are more in love with themselves than cricket.

Shan will struggle to handle soo many inflated egos. Stick to test cricket and getting the best out of youngsters who are willing to do the grind of 5 day cricket.
 
Probably the worst captain to ever represent Pakistan. All time.
 
As per reports, PCB has decided to retain Shan Masood as the Test captain after a disappointing T20 World Cup 2024 campaign.

The board's management is dissatisfied with Babar Azam’s leadership, particularly after the team's poor performance in the tournament.

Masood is set to lead Pakistan in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh in August. Additionally, Australian coach Jason Gillespie will assume his role as head coach for the Bangladesh series, marking his first assignment with the Green Shirts.
 
Salman Butt,while speaking on his YouTube channel:

“There is some fuss because of which despite having skill, players haven’t been able to execute. There is someone who doesn’t have any strategy for planning but still has a lot of attitude. To silence that attitude, I would definitely make Shan Masood the captain.”
 
Shan Masood speaking during the PCB podcast:

"In Test cricket, which is the ultimate challenge in the game, you have to be familiar with certain conditions. Yes, we've been playing at home since 2019, but other teams have been playing on their home soils for much longer. We still have to decide what our best approach at home is."

"If I'm being brutally honest, in home Test matches, because they've been played at different times of the year and against different nations, we still haven't found our ideal way of playing at home that suits our batting, bowling, and overall style. We need to determine what helps us win as a team. How can we create conditions that suit us more and put us in the driving seat, rather than just thinking about how we can cope with the opposition?"
 
mominsaigol said:
He speaks good English, and represents the media well, But I hope they give saud captaincy and Shan leaves soon.
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Agreed!

Saud Shakeel has better game awareness and he has already captained at the junior level. Shan doesn't have much of his career left so why not groom someone like Saud who can serve you for a longer time.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Agreed!

Saud Shakeel has better game awareness and he has already captained at the junior level. Shan doesn't have much of his career left so why not groom someone like Saud who can serve you for a longer time.
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The issue is this stupid management.

This is why I hate babar, Shadab, chacha and rizwan. Please just leave along with waqar, Misbah and the next of your bloody kin.

Saud captaining won't do a damn until this Nexus Meets a John cena.
 
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Cricket Warrior said:
Shan doesn't have much of his career left
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Shan is going nowhere anytime soon. Saud was made VC and was the right call to be the captain in the future. I think PCB should wait for the next 7 games at home to see how Shan performs and then they can make some decisions about him.
 
Shan Masood's new era under Jason Gillespie has begun, and it started with a controversial dismissal against Bangladesh in the 1st Test.
 
I am willing to give him a year. He will eventually be replaced by Saud Sahkeel. As a captain, he is an upgrade over Babar Azam anyway.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Agreed!

Saud Shakeel has better game awareness and he has already captained at the junior level. Shan doesn't have much of his career left so why not groom someone like Saud who can serve you for a longer time.
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Handing someone the vice-captaincy is essentially grooming them for the future. Shan seems like a good captain...who just got the captaincy. Give him a chance to show what he is capable of rather than jumping the gun. Saud seems like a very good player. Making him captain right now could add extra pressure on him and create issues in the dressing room. Shan is a senior player and probably the oldest player interms of age. He commands respect naturally.
 
I see a different level resilience in this Pakistan team under Shan Masood’s captaincy. Players are showing character that they never showed previously under Imran Khan - Bobby Azam regime.
 
Bhaijaan said:
I see a different level resilience in this Pakistan team under Shan Masood’s captaincy. Players are showing character that they never showed previously under Imran Khan - Bobby Azam regime.
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He's our very own Mike Brearley
 
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