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Shan Masood now averages 28 after 50 Test innings - worst ever for any Pakistan batsman in history!

Energy said:
Meanwhile Shakeel 0 of 36 balls. Has he wet himself or what?
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Too much energy mate- calm down. Hold your horses sometimes.
Ive gone the other way lol and fully trust the guy after a few games.
That's amazing
Hopefully he can keep up outside away tests too.
Ball seams in Pakistan domestic but at pace will be the test for him
 
Mamoon said:
Ramiz Raja & Shan Masood: two players with zero talent who would have been nobodies in Pakistan cricket if they weren’t fluent in English.

Shan Masood is following his footsteps. After clowning in international cricket for 13-14 years, he will have a 30 year career as a commentator as well as multiple stints as PCB Chairman. It is inevitable.
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Shan will be eventually come good in tests! It’s inevitable for a man of his skill, talent and temperament to be a highly successful test match batsmen!!

He has already proven that in T20 World Cup and England series, he scored bucket loads of runs and kept Pakistan in the game in all games!!

And for sure he would make a good PCB chairman he has all the right credentials for that. But right now he should be made captain across all formats!!
 
Captain_00 said:
Shan will be eventually come good in tests! It’s inevitable for a man of his skill, talent and temperament to be a highly successful test match batsmen!!

He has already proven that in T20 World Cup and England series, he scored bucket loads of runs and kept Pakistan in the game in all games!!

And for sure he would make a good PCB chairman he has all the right credentials for that. But right now he should be made captain across all formats!!
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Shan is the type of player who does not know what format he is playing.

Plays T20Is as Tests
Plays Tests as T20Is

That is man you want as captain?
 
Feels like his 2nd innings here needs to be a decent score at last, otherwise the future of his Test career looks uncertain.
 
ArabKnight said:
Shan is the type of player who does not know what format he is playing.

Plays T20Is as Tests
Plays Tests as T20Is

That is man you want as captain?
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He is playing the situation because the other batsmen have given him no choice to play that way!

If it wasnt for him there is no way we would have to go to the T20 World Cup final!!
 
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Captain_00 said:
Watch the video of him getting out, you can clearly see ball jumping on him from a good length, otherwise he would have hit that for 4 instead of getting out!!

He was looking in great form to be fair, striking it nicely all around the park!!
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So he can only score of flat pitches if thier is abit of bounce or movement he will fail ?
 
Rana said:
He has to face up tomorrow at 0-2

What do you think? Can he do something spectacular?
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I would like to say yes.

What I really think is no.

He will do something spectacularly bad again.
 
His test career is far from over, all he has to do is score a couple of match losing 50’s in the ODI series and that’ll keep him in the test squad
 
shamaan said:
So he can only score of flat pitches if thier is abit of bounce or movement he will fail ?
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He can score on any decent pitch as proven in English domestic cricket and in Australia World Cup!

However anyone can get out on a pitch where it’s spitting of a length, even someone like Bradman, Lara, Viv, Sachin would have got out to that ball!!

Anyways expect him to score a decent innings tomorrow, unless the dodgy pitch gets beter of him!!
 
Should be dropped if he do not perform today - last time I want to see such a bad performer in test level - shah please retiré We have 100 better batsman than you - last chance tommorow lets see What you Got
 
The stage is set for Shan Masood.

If he scores a century, and Pakistan win the Test match, then he will have redeemed himself.
 
WhenSultansBowled said:
This should be the end of Shan's career for Pakistan.
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This was in the PCB release for the ODI squad

Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan was not considered for selection after he suffered a fracture on his right index finger in Australia last week. Due to the non-availability of Shadab for this series, Chair of the PCB Management Committee Mr Najam Sethi has appointed Shan Masood as the vice-captain.
 
I'm sure that 30 score will see PCB give Shan another 70 tests from here on.
 
MenInG said:
This was in the PCB release for the ODI squad

Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan was not considered for selection after he suffered a fracture on his right index finger in Australia last week. Due to the non-availability of Shadab for this series, Chair of the PCB Management Committee Mr Najam Sethi has appointed Shan Masood as the vice-captain.
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Pak cricket is a circus
 
MenInG said:
This was in the PCB release for the ODI squad

Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan was not considered for selection after he suffered a fracture on his right index finger in Australia last week. Due to the non-availability of Shadab for this series, Chair of the PCB Management Committee Mr Najam Sethi has appointed Shan Masood as the vice-captain.
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Why not Fakhar Zaman or Imam ul Haq?

What has Shan done to warrant vice captaincy?
 
I can’t stand this guy anymore . Makes me even more upset that he is in ODI squad and also managed his way in T20 squad
 
122 runs in 6 innings since his comeback. How will pakistani selectors extract the don bradman out of him?
 
MenInG said:
This was in the PCB release for the ODI squad

Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan was not considered for selection after he suffered a fracture on his right index finger in Australia last week. Due to the non-availability of Shadab for this series, Chair of the PCB Management Committee Mr Najam Sethi has appointed Shan Masood as the vice-captain.
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This perfectly reflects the level of competence in all Pakistani government entities including the government.

Fits.
 
They made him the vice captain of the ODI team so eventually he will be the captain of all three formats

LAANUT on such corrupt administration to promote such an inept player.

I think I have lost almost all interest in Pakistan cricket.
 
Captain_00 said:
Totally agree, it’s great news he’s been made vice captain, the sooner they make him captain the beter!’

Even today he was looking like million dollars when batting!
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Should not stop at just being made a captain. He is capable to be the captain, coach, chief selector, PCB chairman all at the same time. Also maybe a high up position in the government as well? :shan
 
Saud shakeel kamran plus Harris sohail deserve to be more in odi team than the Prince of ubl
 
FakharEAlam said:
Should not stop at just being made a captain. He is capable to be the captain, coach, chief selector, PCB chairman all at the same time. Also maybe a high up position in the government as well? :shan
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Minister of foreign affairs Shani boy!
 
JibranAnsari said:
I bet no top order batter in the history of test cricket has had such a streak of runs.

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Last 14 test innings 155 runs @ 11. 0 50s.
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Please do not bet too much money! :)

Zack Crawley has had two horrible runs of similar/worse scores than Shan Masood. One in 2021 and another in 2022.

Screen shot of the first one is below.
16 test innings 173 runs @ 10.81 1 50s.

In the 2nd one. (16 Mar 2022 to 25 Aug 2022)
15 test innings 257 runs @ 17.13 0 50s.
Scored another 5 runs in the first innings of the next test....before scoring 69* in the 2nd innings.
 

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FakharEAlam said:
Should not stop at just being made a captain. He is capable to be the captain, coach, chief selector, PCB chairman all at the same time. Also maybe a high up position in the government as well? :shan
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Eventually I can see him filling all the positions you have mentioned, clearly he’s been groomed by the hierarchy for this!!
 
This guy looks satisfied just after scoring 20s 30s and throw away his wicket with reckless shots. Should be discarded completly now as he still don't know the role of a batsman in test cricket after being there for so many years.
 
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I know county cricket is not intl cricket yet standards are good enough so can’t process how he can hit consecutive 200s in county and get out that cheap at intl level
 
Mirpuri Don said:
I know county cricket is not intl cricket yet standards are good enough so can’t process how he can hit consecutive 200s in county and get out that cheap at intl level
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County Division Two is well below international standard. County Division One is close to international standard & he didn’t perform there.
 
PCB is totally oblivious to his embarrassing record. All they see is fluency in English & that is good enough to not only keep him in the team but also grant him vice-captaincy in ODIs. What a joke.
 
Captain_00 said:
Shan will be eventually come good in tests! It’s inevitable for a man of his skill, talent and temperament to be a highly successful test match batsmen!!

He has already proven that in T20 World Cup and England series, he scored bucket loads of runs and kept Pakistan in the game in all games!!

And for sure he would make a good PCB chairman he has all the right credentials for that. But right now he should be made captain across all formats!!
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I love how liberal you are with the usage of the word “eventually”.

We are talking about a 33 year old who is averaging 28 after 53 innings. After clowning around in international cricket for 10 years, it is clear that he will never be good enough. He is just not talented enough to perform at the highest level.

If you were trolling & I hope you were, my apologizes.
 
Mamoon said:
I love how liberal you are with the usage of the word “eventually�.

We are talking about a 33 year old who is averaging 28 after 53 innings. After clowning around in international cricket for 10 years, it is clear that he will never be good enough. He is just not talented enough to perform at the highest level.
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Shan is fit, he can probably play till 42 years of age like Misbah, his best years are ahead of him!

He hasnt really clowned around for 10 years, he has been mistreated by PCB by not giving him a good long run to become settled, now that Sethi and Afridi has given him full confidence by making him vice captain you will see much improved performances!

P.s no trolling so no need to apologise, we should look to back our players instead of putting them down!
 
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Captain_00 said:
Shan will be eventually come good in tests! It’s inevitable for a man of his skill, talent and temperament to be a highly successful test match batsmen!!

He has already proven that in T20 World Cup and England series, he scored bucket loads of runs and kept Pakistan in the game in all games!!

And for sure he would make a good PCB chairman he has all the right credentials for that. But right now he should be made captain across all formats!!
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If you consider those as bucket loads of runs then your bucket is very small bro 😄
 
Captain_00 said:
Shan is fit, he can probably play till 42 years of age like Misbah, his best years are ahead of him!

He hasn’t really clowned around for 10 years, he has been mistreated by PCB by not giving him a good long run to become settled, now that Sethi and Afridi has given him full confidence by making him vice captain you will see much improved performances!

P.s no trolling so no need to apologise, we should look to back our players instead of putting them down!
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If Shan played until he is 42, he would still be averaging 28. He is just not good enough for this level & it seems like some people will never accept it.
 
28 average + Good English = 50 average.

He has gained vast experience playing the game @ int level for more that 10 years... experienced beauty...captain material...

No more below the belt goofing....

:inti
 
Mamoon said:
PCB is totally oblivious to his embarrassing record. All they see is fluency in English & that is good enough to not only keep him in the team but also grant him vice-captaincy in ODIs. What a joke.
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I thought you would be over the moon for Shan being on the path to becoming the captain in all 3 formats, since after all, he is being backed by Najam Sethi - The ultimate savior of Pak cricket.
 
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Colorblind Genius said:
I thought you would be over the moon for Shan being on the path to becoming the captain on all 3 formats, since after all, he is being backed by Najam Sethi - The ultimate savior of Pak cricket.
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It is a terrible call by Sethi & I am sure he will make other bad calls in the future too. It comes with the position.

However, in spite of his mistakes, he is still infinitely better than the clowns who have served over the last 5 years.
 
Mamoon said:
County Division Two is well below international standard. County Division One is close to international standard & he didn’t perform there.
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Fair enough but still the qualitative dissonance is weird, even if he hit two consecutive 200s in a non-Test playing nation I'd still be puzzled how is he so much at sea at the international level.
 
Mamoon said:
County Division Two is well below international standard. County Division One is close to international standard & he didn’t perform there.
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I personally feel England cricket fans and so called intellectual fans want Shan to do well because it makes County Div 2 look good or a great standard to learn cricket if Shan translates his success there into the International arena.

So far, the failures of Shan have raised questions at the quality of the standard where he scored a thousand runs in a season. I guess County Div 2 is as good as ECB premier league standard considering Shan batting like Brian Lara at that level
 
His innings today was a real mixed bag.

Some lovely shots, playing and missing and then a horrible shot to get out.
 
Captain_00 said:
Shan is fit, he can probably play till 42 years of age like Misbah, his best years are ahead of him!

He hasnt really clowned around for 10 years, he has been mistreated by PCB by not giving him a good long run to become settled, now that Sethi and Afridi has given him full confidence by making him vice captain you will see much improved performances!

P.s no trolling so no need to apologise, we should look to back our players instead of putting them down!
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I don’t like Misbah the white ball player but Misbah was actually a good batsman. He was a natural monster bat against spin at least

Honestly speaking, Shan has great work ethic and studies the game for improvement…but he doesn’t have the mettle for International cricket. He just doesn’t I’m afraid

He will probably be a successful coach
 
Rana said:
I don’t like Misbah the white ball player but Misbah was actually a good batsman. He was a natural monster bat against spin at least

Honestly speaking, Shan has great work ethic and studies the game for improvement…but he doesn’t have the mettle for International cricket. He just doesn’t I’m afraid

He will probably be a successful coach
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Absurd selection as VC - means he has to be in the XI? What position will he play ? # 4?
 
Rana said:
I don’t like Misbah the white ball player but Misbah was actually a good batsman. He was a natural monster bat against spin at least

Honestly speaking, Shan has great work ethic and studies the game for improvement…but he doesn’t have the mettle for International cricket. He just doesn’t I’m afraid

He will probably be a successful coach
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Agree, he doesn’t. If all our players had Shan’s attitude and professionalism, we’d be the best team in the world. I really wanted him to succeed, but alas. At the end of the day, all the hard work in the world can’t make up for God given talent, especially at the highest level.

It’s a shame, because I think the lad had the game sense to become a good captain. Not because he’s articulate, but more because he got himself back into the team via self motivation and honest self reflection, the attributes of a leader.

BUT, you can’t lead the team if you don’t even warrant a place in it.

I agree on the coaching though, I think he’ll make for a good coach.
 
Naveedahmed1 said:
Absurd selection as VC - means he has to be in the XI? What position will he play ? # 4?
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Let’s see how he does in the ODIs. He played both innings of the 2nd test on ODI mode, and it is the one format where he’s best suited, so let’s not judge his ODI capabilities on his test form.
 
Naveedahmed1 said:
Absurd selection as VC - means he has to be in the XI? What position will he play ? # 4?
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Terrible appointment and reeks of nepotism

Imam and Fakhar were deserving candidates for vice captaincy over Shan.

I have a weird feeling Mickey Arthur is behind this as he probably rates Shan very highly. Maybe an indication that Arthur is confirmed to return
 
In the 6 innings in his comeback: 30, 24, 3, 10, 20, 35. Average of 20.33.

Somehow he has managed to lower his already low career average that is below 30. Already 28 Test matches played for Pakistan.

Everyone was clamoring for his comeback and well, enjoy this mediocre comeback.
 
Mamoon said:
If Shan played until he is 42, he would still be averaging 28. He is just not good enough for this level & it seems like some people will never accept it.
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Now that he has been given a long run and has the back of the board, it’s likely the average will start to go up!

But average of 28 is not bad considering he’s been in and out of the side for last 10 years due to incompetence of the previous boards who never gave him the chance to settle to perform to his potential!
 
He will have a long career like Hafeez did based on some some good looking boundaries before getting out.
 
Shan will be selected again for next series vs SL, will fail and probably keep getting picked. Or PCB will keep being dumb and pick some newbie vs Australia away so they can get devoured by Aussie pacers.

Shan will keep number 3 spot hostage just same pathetic way Azhar did.
 
SpiritOf1903 said:
Now that Patel's gone does the blatantly symbolic captaincy remain at Yorkshire?. Does he even play
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Shan will still be captain.

It’s CC Division Two which is a barely above average standard, so he will plunder the runs.
 
Captain_00 said:
Now that he has been given a long run and has the back of the board, it’s likely the average will start to go up!

But average of 28 is not bad considering he’s been in and out of the side for last 10 years due to incompetence of the previous boards who never gave him the chance to settle to perform to his potential!
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What do you think realistically he can average if he plays for the next 5 years?
 
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