[VIDEOS] Shan Masood as captain for Yorkshire CCC (signed a 2-year deal starting in 2023) - Performance Watch

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The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce the signings of Shan Masood and Ben Mike.

32-year-old Masood has signed a two-year deal and will be one of the Club’s overseas players across all formats, linking up ahead of the 2023 season. The opening batter has enjoyed a phenomenal year for Derbyshire, scoring 1,779 runs in all competitions so far. The left-hander has played 30 internationals for Pakistan, including 25 Test Matches, and has scored more than 9,000 First Class and over 7,000 white-ball runs.

Masood said: “I’m delighted to have signed for Yorkshire. The pedigree and the history of Yorkshire CCC is massive and to play at Headingley week in week out is a dream. To follow in the footsteps of the three Pakistan captains (Inzamam ul Haq, Younis Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed) that have represented Yorkshire is really exciting.

“I’m looking forward to sharing a dressing room with some really talented players, including the current England players like Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Dawid Malan and Harry Brook.

“I’m also looking forward to working with Ottis Gibson again, having worked closely with him in the PSL (Pakistan Super League) this year.

“I maintain a strong desire to play cricket at the highest level and I feel this project at Yorkshire provides me with the ideal opportunity to take that step.

“I share the ambition of the Club to win trophies whilst playing an exciting brand of cricket.”

23-year-old Mike will join up with the Club following the conclusion of the 2022 season and has signed an initial three-year deal. A multi-format player, the pace bowler has taken 79 First-Class and 40 white-ball wickets, and scored 1,944 runs in his career to date. Yorkshire supporters will remember him for sealing a last-ball victory for Leicestershire in a T20 at Grace Road in 2020, hitting Adam Lyth for six to take the points.

Mike said: “I am excited to have signed for such a prestigious club as Yorkshire CCC. I will wear the white rose with pride.

“I’m looking forward to working with Darren (Gough), Ottis (Gibson) and his coaching staff, as well as the players, to help win trophies for Yorkshire CCC and to keep improving my game.

“I have enjoyed my time at Leicestershire and want to thank everyone there. However, the opportunity to play for Yorkshire CCC and learn from some of the greats at the club is an amazing opportunity.”

Yorkshire’s Interim Managing Director of Cricket Darren Gough said: “We are absolutely delighted that Shan and Ben have opted to join us here at Yorkshire.

“Shan is a world-class batter who will contribute in all formats for us. He’s a great senior player and we’ve seen from his performances with Derbyshire this year that he has what it takes to score a lot of runs in county cricket.

“His experiences from playing around the world, including international cricket with Pakistan, will be incredibly valuable to the squad we are building.

“Ben is a very talented young cricketer whose signature was in demand around the counties so it’s brilliant that he will be in our ranks next year.

“He’s made some match-winning contributions throughout his career with Leicestershire, particularly in white-ball cricket, and we are excited to see his game develop even more with us at Yorkshire.

“Ben adds another exciting dimension to our squad alongside Matt Milnes and the current crop of talented fast bowlers we have.

“With Ben, Matt and Shan set to join us ahead of next season, and young players Ben Cliff and Fin Bean signing their first senior contracts, we believe we are building a group of players that are capable of competing for silverware across all formats.”

 

[Major]

What was Derby offering him?

 

[daytrader]

Great move for Shan. Moves up a division

 

[pakistani pride]

What is the amount related to this deal?

 

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Yorkshire coach Ottis Gibson has revealed that Shan Masood, the county’s new overseas signing, will be appointed as the club’s new captain for 2023.

Gibson told the media after the end of today’s season-ending LV= Insurance County Championship defeat against Gloucestershire at Headingley that the Pakistan batter, arriving from Derbyshire on a two-year contract, will lead the county in all competitions next summer.

Jonny Tattersall led Yorkshire through the final two months of the summer following Steve Patterson’s resignation in late July, the seamer having played his final game today.

“The conversation we’ve had with Shan is that he is going to be club captain going forwards,” said Gibson. The players know that.

“Shan is going to be club captain, and he will bring his own style of leadership.”

Unfortunately, it is not yet clear whether the left-hander will lead Yorkshire into a Division One or Division Two campaign next summer after defeat against Gloucestershire today.

Yorkshire, chasing 241, lost by 18 runs, slipping from 69-1 to 222 all out.

A sixth defeat in the last eight games of the summer means that Yorkshire require a favour from Hampshire against second-bottom Warwickshire at Edgbaston tomorrow.

Warwickshire are 23 runs ahead with eight second-innings wickets in hand. If they win that game, that will be enough to relegate Yorkshire.

“Very disappointing,” said Gibson. “With one day to go, we hope things go our way in Birmingham. But you ask yourself the question, ‘Do we deserve that bit of luck from Birmingham?’

“The way we’ve played in the last three weeks, and I’ve just said it to the players in the changing room, we’ve not played anywhere near our potential. Therefore, if we end up in the second division, it’s our own fault. We can’t blame any other factors.

“Today, our destiny was in our own hands. We had a really good morning session to knock them over. Then, to chase 240 to make sure we control our own destiny and end up 19 runs short is very disappointing.

“When we bowled them out this morning, we said, ‘Forget what happened in the first innings in terms of the score, but we need more application today’.

“We needed guys to get stuck in. Adam tried hard and faced over 100 balls for his 49. Dom did the same and played really sensibly.

“But it’s a symptom of how we’ve batted since the first half of the season, when we scored a lot of runs, that now we’re having to wait for other results to go our way.”

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/...ed-as-gibson-reflects-on-gloucestershire-loss

 

[angrypathan]

Great move for Shan. Moves up a division

They just got relegated to division 2

 

[PakLFC]

After the Azeem Rafiq affair Yorkshire need good publicity. There is no better way to do that then make a Pak player captain.

 

[shaz619]

Smashed to bits by the bears and giving the crumbs to Shaan

 

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Shan Masood has been keeping one eye on the county scores while in Lahore this past week. In between Pakistan’s T20 games against England, he was watching what was going on in Leeds where, on Wednesday, Yorkshire’s head coach, Ottis Gibson, announced Masood would be club captain next year after his move from Derbyshire. He is only the second overseas player to be the county’s skipper. “It is,” he says, “one of the biggest achievements of my career.”

And he was watching what was happening at Edgbaston where, a day later, his new team were relegated to the Division Two of the championship as a consequence of Warwickshire beating Hampshire.

“There’s no point dwelling on it,” Masood says. “You need to keep moving forward. That’s the game.

“Too often as cricketers we get stuck in the past. We’ve seen mighty teams fall and we’ve seen people at ground level go all the way up, so you always have to believe that nothing is permanent. Every day is a new day, and every season is a new challenge. Whether it’s Division One or Division Two, I’m personally not bothered.

“What I’m bothered about is the direction we head in and the way we play our cricket and then, hopefully, the byproduct of that will be the results.” There are, he says, still three trophies to win.

You wonder if Masood realises how hard it is going to be to move on from the past at a club that sometimes seems to be stuck in it.

Yorkshire are still reeling from the fallout from the Azeem Rafiq scandal, the rancorous sacking of 16 backroom staff, and the loss of three senior players in David Willey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Steve Patterson. But he says he is going into it with his eyes open.

“I’m a very straightforward person. I try to gather information off of everyone. David Willey played for Multan, so I spoke to him. He is one of the best guys I’ve known in cricket. And I had other conversations with people at the club and with people outside the club.”

Masood, who knows a lot of Yorkshire’s players and coaches from the Pakistan Super League, has had “numerous conversations” with Dawid Malan, Harry Brook and Adil Rashid to try to get a sense of what he is taking on. He has decided that “whatever difference I can make is going to be through my cricket. I don’t want to get into what’s happened there. What’s happened has happened.

“I want to go there and make a difference as a player and as a person and I hope that when I do, Yorkshire can be known for the kind of cricket they play. I want us to be the team that people want to come and see.”

He also had long chats with Andy Flower, his coach and mentor at Multan. When Masood was in two minds about whether to take a break from cricket after his sister died last year, it was Flower who persuaded him to do it.

He spoke a lot with Mickey Arthur, too. Arthur, his coach at Derbyshire, hated to lose him after Masood led their averages in all three competitions this year, but he understood why he wanted to move.

“It wasn’t the easiest of decisions to make, because at Derby I felt at home from day one,” Masood says. “But I just felt this was the next step I had to take in this fairly short career we have as sportsmen.”

He says he had three reasons for joining Yorkshire. One was the pedigree of the Pakistan players who have played for the club, Younis Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Sarfaraz Ahmed, with whom he is especially close. Another was the chance to play at a Test ground. And third was the opportunity to learn from “batsmen who are dominating world cricket” such as “Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan and Harry Brook”, although he says he isn’t sure “how much they’ll be around”. They’ve been telling him all about “the battle of the Roses and things like that.

“It is going to be challenging, we need to restore the club back to where it has been. I’ve just been looking at the list of County Championship winners and Yorkshire, historically, were at the top. So we are a team that has the pedigree to do that.”

Masood has not spent much time in England and has played only one match at Headingley, but he went to school in Lincolnshire and university in Durham, so he has an idea about English cricket culture and what it will mean to the British‑Asian community in Yorkshire in particular that the club have appointed a Pakistani captain.

“I want to be a role model to everyone,” he says. “I want to be known as a good person and a good player. If I do that and it has a good impact on the British-Pakistani community, or the Yorkshire community in general, I will be really happy, because those things matter to me.

“It’s very important to be liked as a person first and foremost, before anything else. And there’s a huge onus and responsibility on me to do that.”

Masood is a player who relishes taking on new challenges and he is trying to do it again now by showing he can play international T20 cricket. Turning Yorkshire around will be his biggest yet.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/01/shan-masood-yorkshire-cricket

 

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Named in PPCA Men’s Team of the Year revealed 2022

Men’s Team of 2022 announced according to PCA MVP Rankings

Shan Masood (Derbyshire)

402 MVP points
Highest average MVP batting points per game with 13 (min 25 appearances)
Won two PCA Player of the Month awards (April and June)
1,074 LV= Insurance County Championship runs in 13 innings

 

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Captain and master batter have chat at the NSK

 

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Could be something Shan is good at.

Maybe a Mike Brearley type captain?

 

[James]

Great move for Shan. Moves up a division

And then we got relegated
Deservedly so as well.

Shan will be a good Yorkshire captain and he’ll score a lot of runs, particularly in Division 2.

He seems to occupy that strange limbo of select players who are a bit too good for domestic red ball cricket but struggle to make the step up to Tests.

Looking forward to seeing him in a Yorkshire shirt.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Could be something Shan is good at.

Maybe a Mike Brearley type captain?

No. Yorkshire have made him captain as part of their charm offensive by trying offset their scandal and going the complete opposite way.

That club's in disarray with a huge faction looking to regain control.

 

[shaz619]

And then we got relegated
Deservedly so as well.

Shan will be a good Yorkshire captain and he’ll score a lot of runs, particularly in Division 2.

He seems to occupy that strange limbo of select players who are a bit too good for domestic red ball cricket but struggle to make the step up to Tests.

Looking forward to seeing him in a Yorkshire shirt.

Are you a Yorkshire fan? goodness me, it just doesn't get better for you does it

 

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Ottis Gibson and Darren Gough are working on a Plan B should club captain Shan Masood become unavailable to start the season with Yorkshire.

Overseas batter Masood is in contention for Pakistan selection for T20 and one-day series against Afghanistan and New Zealand, running from March 25 to May 7.

If he was selected to play in all series in the UAE and Pakistan – 13 of them to be precise – he would stand to miss at least the first four LV= Insurance County Championship matches of 2023, possibly five.

Coach Gibson said: “When we signed Shan last August, he was only involved in one only format, I think. Now it seems like he’s involved in all three.

“We have started to make some sort of contingency plan in case he gets picked.”

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10511/an-over-of-news

 

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Ottis Gibson and Darren Gough are working on a Plan B should club captain Shan Masood become unavailable to start the season with Yorkshire.

Overseas batter Masood is in contention for Pakistan selection for T20 and one-day series against Afghanistan and New Zealand, running from March 25 to May 7.

If he was selected to play in all series in the UAE and Pakistan – 13 of them to be precise – he would stand to miss at least the first four LV= Insurance County Championship matches of 2023, possibly five.

Coach Gibson said: “When we signed Shan last August, he was only involved in one only format, I think. Now it seems like he’s involved in all three.

“We have started to make some sort of contingency plan in case he gets picked.”

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10511/an-over-of-news

Even though he is raw and inexperienced but I will take Saim Ayub any day over this super ultra parchi who has been with Pak team.

 

[ataullah]

Even though he is raw and inexperienced but I will take Saim Ayub any day over this super ultra parchi who has been with Pak team.

Saim
Haris
Abdullah

Any of them would be brilliant for their careers

 

[MenInG]

Saim
Haris
Abdullah

Any of them would be brilliant for their careers

With Shan there, it is possible that he will recommend these guys to Yorks.

 

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Ottis Gibson and Darren Gough are working on a Plan B should club captain Shan Masood become unavailable to start the season with Yorkshire.

Overseas batter Masood is in contention for Pakistan selection for T20 and one-day series against Afghanistan and New Zealand, running from March 25 to May 7.

If he was selected to play in all series in the UAE and Pakistan – 13 of them to be precise – he would stand to miss at least the first four LV= Insurance County Championship matches of 2023, possibly five.

Coach Gibson said: “When we signed Shan last August, he was only involved in one only format, I think. Now it seems like he’s involved in all three.

“We have started to make some sort of contingency plan in case he gets picked.”

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10511/an-over-of-news

Please PCB, release Shan permanently for his Yorkshire duties. Please.

 

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Update on Shan from Head Coach Otis Gibson (visa issues):

"We haven’t heard anything yet regarding Shan"

"But if he's available then hopefully we can get him on a plane as soon as possible."

 

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Yorkshire may also ask for new captain Shan Masood to be released early from Pakistan’s limited overs squad for that Glamorgan game as he hasn’t yet played in the ongoing series against New Zealand.

Gibson added: “I think Goughie’s dealing with that, and we have spoken about whether we could get him sooner. But I don’t know where we are with that one.

“It’s a good idea. If they say he’s not going to play, can we get him a game early? We’ll try and see. We have a couple of days now to see if we can make something happen.”

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/frustrated-ottis-believes-victory-is-close/

 

[shamaan]

If he's not in contention to make the xi they should release him from the squad and allow him to play for Yorkshire.

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The skipper has arrived <br><br>Welcome to Yorkshire <a href="https://twitter.com/shani_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shani_official</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YorkshireFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YorkshireFamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/txzRBz934I">pic.twitter.com/txzRBz934I</a></p>— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/YorkshireCCC/status/1655879659614003202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A message from Shan Masood to all the Yorkshire fans <br><br>Can’t wait to see you on the field skipper <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YorkshireFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YorkshireFamily</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/shani_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shani_official</a> <a href="https://t.co/U21BYxmtiP">pic.twitter.com/U21BYxmtiP</a></p>— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/YorkshireCCC/status/1655931014160547840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

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Vs Durham:

Shan Masood comes into the side for his debut in place of Finlay Bean and Matthew Revis comes in for Ben Coad who has picked up an injury

 

[Omer2002]

Shaan masood and Saud Shakeel batting together right now

 

[MenInG]

A very comfortable 44* at the moment for Shan...

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Good luck to him!

He has the chance to have a solid 3-4 year county stint and become a Yorkshire legend.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First boundary for our new skipper &#55357;&#56845;<a href="https://twitter.com/shani_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shani_official</a> &#55357;&#56399;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YorkshireFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YorkshireFamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/voVfyBC3tv">https://t.co/voVfyBC3tv</a> <a href="https://t.co/5vn0IHfRma">pic.twitter.com/5vn0IHfRma</a></p>— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/YorkshireCCC/status/1656612933470650368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

Out for 44 Shan on his first appearance

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">POTTS gets Shan Masood straight after lunch!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheNorth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheNorth</a> <a href="https://t.co/z0FcYKI5TD">pic.twitter.com/z0FcYKI5TD</a></p>— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/DurhamCricket/status/1656642720494911489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

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Shan's technical issues persist

 

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New captain Shan Masood top-scored with 44 on debut as Yorkshire were bowled out for 254 by LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two leaders Durham during today’s opening day at the Seat Unique Riverside.

Masood opened the batting with Adam Lyth having won his first toss as skipper after arriving from Pakistan at the start of the week.

Unfortunately the left-hander was one of a number of visiting batters who got starts without being able to convert on a two-paced natured pitch, with some injudicious strokeplay also at play.

Some deliveries from pacemen such as England fringe duo Matty Potts, who claimed 4-49, and Brydon Carse carried nicely through to the keeper, but Yorkshire’s batters largely found timing an issue before Durham closed on 42-2 from 13 overs in reply.

That Masood and Jonny Bairstow, the latter for 27, both chopped onto their stumps during a four-wicket afternoon session indicates that this pitch is not a batter’s paradise.

And a 10th-wicket partnership of 36 between Matthew Fisher and Mickey Edwards could prove to be crucial when all’s said and done.

Masood was one of two changes from the most recent draw against Glamorgan at Headingley, himself replacing Fin Bean at the top of the order. Matthew Revis has come in for the injured Ben Coad.

Revis was another batter who failed to make the most of a start. He made 21 following Dawid Malan’s 36.

Yorkshire were hampered by their other Pakistan overseas batter Saud Shakeel retiring hurt with a right ankle complaint during the morning, him leaving the crease on eight.

The left-hander required lengthy physio’s treatment having slipped whilst completing a single alongside his compatriot and captain Masood.

The visitors lost Adam Lyth caught at point for nought off Potts in the second over of the match – 2-1.

Masood hit three boundaries in his 92-ball 44, all coming before lunch. His first – a pushed drive wide of mid-off against Ben Raine – was the most commanding of them.

Malan took 21 balls to get off the mark and reached lunch on 15 out of 79-1 from 26 overs.

Unfortunately, Masood was unable to add to his morning score – bowled by Potts six balls into the afternoon, leaving Yorkshire at 81-2.

Malan and Bairstow shared 51 for the third wicket to put Yorkshire in an encouraging position at 132-2.

Malan cut and drove on the up and Bairstow confidently cut a couple of boundaries of his own. However, they both departed in successive overs to change the complexion of the day.

Malan was caught at slip as he edged an attempted cut at Carse to first slip in the 41st over before Bairstow inside-edged an attempted drive at Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede onto his stumps with the score still on 132 in the next. Yorkshire were four wickets down and a batter injured to boot.

Another partnership followed, this time 49 between former Sedbergh School pair Hill and Revis.

Hill shimmying down the pitch and lofting former Yorkshire left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel for an arrow straight six down towards the Finchale End of the ground was the eye-catching shot of the day.

New Zealander Patel is making his debut as Durham’s overseas player this week.

Revis had made his way into the twenties when he lost his off-stump when playing down the wrong line to Raine, who had just returned to the attack – 181-5 in the 61st.

Yorkshire reached tea with 10 more runs added, but wicket number six came shortly after tea when Dom Bess (13) pulled Potts to mid-on. That left the score at 202-6 after 66 overs.

Hill followed in the next over, miscuing a pull at Raine to mid-wicket, falling for 28 as the score slipped to 202-7.

Shakeel returned to the crease with Lyth as his runner, and having earlier been struck down with his ankle injury he was in the wars again when struck on the helmet by a Potts bouncer.

That forced a concussion check, something which Masood had earlier had to go through having been struck a glancing blow on his lid.

Unfortunately, Shakeel fell almost immediately afterwards, pulling Potts to mid-wicket before Jordan Thompson was bowled around his legs by Carse, leaving the score at 218-9 in the 73rd over.

Fisher and Edwards then raised Yorkshire’s hopes during a near eight-and-a-half over alliance, which brought a solitary batting bonus point for passing 250.

Edwards played a particularly confident cover drive for four off de Leede’s seam in finishing with 13 – he was last out caught behind off Raine against the new ball in the 81st over. Fisher finished unbeaten on 27.

Fisher’s work for the day was not done as he took the new ball with Thompson, who claimed the first home wicket to fall when Michael Jones edged behind to Bairstow. He took a good low catch as the score fell to 12-1 in the sixth over.

Hill then struck with only his sixth ball when Alex Lees was lbw stuck on the crease for 15 in the 11th over – 38-2.

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/report-day-one-durham-v-yorkshire/

 

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Shan Masood says he was encouraged by his first day as Yorkshire captain.

Masood believes his side are in a “decent position” against Durham after the opening day at the Riverside having posted 254 batting first and then restricting the hosts to 42-2 in reply.

The Pakistan international top-scored with 44 and then spoke about his blueprint for success whilst in charge at Headingley.

Masood missed the first four Championship matches due to limited overs international duty at home against New Zealand, and he said: “You can never be gutted to play for your country. It’s a privilege, and I enjoy every aspect of it. But it was unfortunate that it happened at the time when I was required for Yorkshire – not being able to start the season.

“Look, today, when I came here as captain, I said to the team, ‘I want us to be the team that not only our fans enjoy watching but also the one other people enjoying watching’. That’s my aim.

“We want to play a brand of cricket that people love watching.

“I thought small things today, like winning the toss and batting first, applying ourselves. In the field, when we bowled those 13 overs, we were very good.

“I’m very excited to be here, and I believe we have every player here to have a very successful season.”

Masood went on: “I think, personally, it’s been a very good day because we’re playing a good Durham side with a good bowling attack.

“We chose to take the attacking option and bat first. I felt everyone batted really well, but the dismissals were a bit on the freakish end. There were some chop-ons, cut balls missed.

“We still got ourselves a respectable score and finished off quite well with the ball, getting two wickets and getting ourselves in a decent position for tomorrow.

“Overall, a lot of boxes ticked, and I was happy with how we applied ourselves. The result, sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn’t.”

Masood, himself included, admitted he was frustrated at a number of batters getting starts and not going on.

“The softness of the dismissals (was also one of them),” he said.

“But you have to give credit to the Durham bowlers. There was a lot of pressure created, the ball nibbled around a bit, the outfield was slow, and it was hard to score.

“Potts is a Test quality bowler, Carse bowled really well and Raine put the ball in good areas. They have a good attack that our batters had to negate.

“I thought (the pitch) it was a bit two-paced, and even with length it wasn’t one-sided. You saw I got hit on the head with one that went through. Another, which was banged in at the same length, it got up to stomach height.

“I feel we’re in a decent position. If we can get even a small lead and start building pressure, I think we’ll head towards a good result.”

The skipper also gave an update on injured compatriot Saud Shakeel. “He’s had a rough day,” he added.

“We have to try him out for two things – one that his ankle’s fine and two he doesn’t have a concussion that can happen overnight.”

 

[Firebat]

Out for 10 in the 2nd innings

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Matthew Potts dismantles Shan Masood's off stump.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheNorth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheNorth</a> <a href="https://t.co/nGnCEB9rwe">pic.twitter.com/nGnCEB9rwe</a></p>— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/DurhamCricket/status/1657046537644527623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Rana]

Out for 10 in the 2nd innings

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Matthew Potts dismantles Shan Masood's off stump.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheNorth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheNorth</a> <a href="https://t.co/nGnCEB9rwe">pic.twitter.com/nGnCEB9rwe</a></p>— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/DurhamCricket/status/1657046537644527623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Potts has taken 4 Pakistani wickets in the last few games

They cannot play him!

 

[Saj]

Shan's first match as skipper ends in a narrow 1 wicket loss against Durham.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Shan should be banking on getting as much points as possible while he has the likes of YJB and Malan available!

His team has been through a lot in the last season and they will crumble once the seniors go on international duty

 

[Rana]

Only a Pakistani captain would have a team 8-173 only to allow them to go on and get 246-9

 

[Firebat]

Can Yorkshire give a special Kolpak-type deal for Shan pls

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Really enjoyed my welcome here at <a href="https://twitter.com/YorkshireCCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YorkshireCCC</a>. Feels great to be part of such a prestigious club. Looking forward to a strong season together starting with the <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalityBlast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vitalityblast</a> tomorrow &#55357;&#56490;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IamGAME?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IamGAME</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YorkshireFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YorkshireFamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/EMDrX8ib7U">pic.twitter.com/EMDrX8ib7U</a></p>— Shan Masood (@shani_official) <a href="https://twitter.com/shani_official/status/1659618567833235456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

Shan warming up for his Blast debut

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Ahead of the season opener Yorkshire named several “first teamers” in the squads for this “double header”. Club Captain, Shan Masood, won the toss on both occasions and chose to bat first in game one and field first in game two.

Game One

Masood opened the innings with Adam Lyth – the latter was dropped at short fine leg from the second ball of the day but went on to showcase some of his regular shots as he made 41 from 15 balls (6×4;2×6) before being taken at deep square leg. Yorkshire had reached 99-1 in the 9th over when Will Luxton was run out for 24 from 16 and the very next ball George Hill was caught at extra cover; 99-3.

Masood made 43 from 29 (5×4;1×6) followed shortly after by Will Fraine both caught at mid on, 129-5. Jonny Tattersall hit a quickfire 34 from 16 balls (3×4;2×6) and was the main contributor in the latter stages as we posted 202 all out.

 

[MenInG]

So Shan batting at number 4 tonight in the tournament opener for Yorks.

 

[MenInG]

So Shan batting at number 4 tonight in the tournament opener for Yorks.

Out for 5(6)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Wizard gets Masood! ��*<a href="https://twitter.com/WarwickshireCCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WarwickshireCCC</a> are running through Yorkshire's top order<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blast23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blast23</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlastOff?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlastOff</a> <a href="https://t.co/rYwNCV1oPJ">pic.twitter.com/rYwNCV1oPJ</a></p>— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalityBlast/status/1660006680120418305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[pratiktc]

Petition for Shan Masood to be part of Pakistan team via video call and stay in Yorkshire throughout the year?

Hope PCB and selectors explore this option which should solve interests of his backers and Pakistan cricket

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shan looked clueless today in the 6 balls he faced.

Shouldn't be coming in at 4 in a T20 game as he just isn't that type of a player.

He's more suited to be an opener or at 3 max but not at 4.

His success last year in the blast came as an opener too and now too he should just open the inns for Yorkshire.

 

[MenInG]

Captain Shan Masood was frustrated at seeing his side let a position of strength slip with the ball. But he was far from despondent.

He said: “It’s a 14-game competition. What matters is the momentum you carry at the back end of the tournament. I was with Derby last year, and we had four losses from the first six and ended up winning nine games.”

Masood has been with Yorkshire a little over a fortnight, leading the side in one Championship and one Blast game to continue what has been a hectic personal schedule, including recent international commitments against New Zealand.

“I’ve been on the go since October 2021,” he said.

“I’d taken a month off when my sister passed away. Since I came back, it’s been cricket non-stop.

“I ended the New Zealand series at 1am and flew here at 8am. I managed to dislocate and fracture my (little) finger before the start of the ODIs.

“There were a lot of things going on pre joining Yorkshire, but ever since I came here it’s been really nice.

“I feel really welcome and don’t feel like somebody new in the dressing room.

“The finger’s better. It takes four weeks for the swelling to go down, and it happened on April 26. Not many people are aware of it. It was a freak accident. I tried to dive and field a ball and the finger went the other way. It’s the first time I’ve had it.

“I played for Pakistan with some injections, and it has settled down now. I don’t need any more injections.”

Never mind injections, a win at New Road is just what the doctor’s ordering for Masood and the Vikings.

 

[MenInG]

Shan batting currently in game against Worcs

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shan Masood, that is lovely &#55357;&#56845;<br><br>A clip off the pads and the <a href="https://twitter.com/YorkshireCCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YorkshireCCC</a> batter picks up the first boundary of the night!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blast23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blast23</a> <a href="https://t.co/xAoLWboxdq">pic.twitter.com/xAoLWboxdq</a></p>— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalityBlast/status/1662136650271424518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

Shan Masood gone! He's been caught at deep mid-wicket on the slog sweep against D'Oliveira for 31. It's 68-4 in the 10th. Jordan Thompson joins Revis, who has four.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another for Dolly!&#55357;&#56613;<br><br>&#55357;&#56570;<a href="https://t.co/IuN6jNqGy5">https://t.co/IuN6jNqGy5</a><br><br>&#55356;&#57098;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreWorcestershire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreWorcestershire</a> <a href="https://t.co/1LRhras1aL">https://t.co/1LRhras1aL</a> <a href="https://t.co/NrDX5K0ofC">pic.twitter.com/NrDX5K0ofC</a></p>— Worcestershire Rapids (@WorcsCCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1662144905949376512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

Shan gone for 6 against Durham

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bas de Leede likes getting big player out &#55357;&#56843;<br><br>Shan Masood gone for SIX.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheNorth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheNorth</a> <a href="https://t.co/QBhc9H8lrx">pic.twitter.com/QBhc9H8lrx</a></p>— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/DurhamCricket/status/1662795371175723010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Saj]

Looks like another loss for Yorkshire.

They are having a horrendous time on and off the field.

 

[MenInG]

Learn from but don’t dwell on past performances is Shan Masood’s message to his Yorkshire players ahead of a key week in their season, starting against Nottinghamshire in the Vitality Blast at Trent Bridge tomorrow.

The Vikings travel to the East Midlands (6.30pm) looking for their first win across all competitions in 2023, in fact their first since late last August.

Yorkshire suffered back-to-back defeats at Worcestershire and at home to Durham over the weekend, making it three games without a win at the start of the North Group.

The Pakistani overseas captain felt the first was “freakish” after a positive performance, with tail-ender Adam Finch hitting 19 off the last over to win it for the hosts. The second, against Durham, came about as Yorkshire were below standard.

But Masood is confident an upturn in fortunes is on the way, saying: “You have to keep believing. There are 11 games left in this group stage.

“We have two great opponents coming up, Nottingham and Lancs. If you win against them, you know where the confidence can go.

“It’s about believing in getting that result. Who knows, maybe fate works in funny ways and we’re destined to start off our season by winning against Notts and Lancs.

“You have to take every day as a new day. You can’t sit back on the past. Yes, it’s been hard. But everything good and worthwhile is hard.

“We’re struggling to finish off results and to gather that momentum that would lead us into having a decent season. But we need to realise that until 40 overs are done in T20 cricket, nothing is guaranteed, as Finch showed the other day.

“We have to accept what’s happened and be honest with ourselves.

“We should know that this isn’t good enough and we have to bounce back, starting at Notts.

“We have some heavy fixtures coming, whether that be the number of games we’re playing or the kind of teams we’re playing. We have to bounce back.

“Process and standard should be a priority, and there shouldn’t be any compromises. Results will go in our favour once we get these things right.”

Yorkshire have so far lost to Birmingham, Worcestershire and Durham in this season’s Blast, and they face perennial challengers Notts next and then early pacesetters Lancashire.

Notts have won one and lost one so far and are facing Durham at the Seat Unique Riverside this evening.

“I feel, and I’m being very honest, that we’ve had more quality than the three sides that we’ve played with all due respect to the opposition,” said Masood. “But sides have come up against us and got things right. So far we haven’t done that.

“I keep stressing wherever I’ve played my cricket that last year at Derby we had four losses from the first six games and ended up winning six out of the next seven and finished with nine wins.”

One positive so far in the Blast has been the form of 20-year-old leg-spinner Jafer Chohan, who has encouraged with ball and bat in his first three senior career appearances.

He has claimed one wicket in three matches and hit a debut 37 down the order against Birmingham.

“This time is something that can define him as a cricketer, when you get thrown in at the deep end,” said Masood.

“There was a practice game (earlier this month), and I asked him to come on and bowl to the shorter boundary just because I felt he would be starting for us and should take and embrace that pressure. If somebody does that job with his head held high, that’s what I want.”

If Yorkshire are to win at Trent Bridge, you feel they will have to negate the threat of Masood’s international colleague, the tall left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is one of the Outlaws’ two overseas players alongside former New Zealand batter Colin Munro.

“You have to admit that you’re facing one of the best bowlers in the world and give him that respect. We’ve had some good battles,” said Masood.

“Sometimes he’s had the better of me, and others I’ve had the better of him. It’s something I’m looking forward to. In English conditions, that will be interesting.

“Trent Bridge can be good for batters, but Shaheen in that first over can be good anywhere in the world. Hopefully Lythy and Mala can get some runs off it.

“When you play this game, you want to play against the best.”

Afridi is a superstar of Pakistan cricket and, alongside Masood and David Wiese, is amongst a number of eye-catching overseas signings in the Blast.

Lancashire, opponents on Thursday, for example, have also signed in-form New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell.

Masood added: “I think the Blast itself…I always say that this is the best white ball team in the world, England. And if you want to improve as a white ball cricketer, you have to play here.

“I think that’s what a lot of foreign players are realising. Naseem Shah has got a gig for Leicestershire, Haider Ali is here with Derbyshire.

“Whether it’s people from Pakistan I personally know or people from abroad, everyone is coming here.

“It just shows how good domestic cricket is in England, especially when it comes to white ball.”

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/preview-notts-v-yorkshire-vitality-blast/

 

[MenInG]

Shan doing well so far 34*(22) so far

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shan Masood at his very best!<br><br>He hits Samit Patel for a huge six &#55357;&#56613;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blast23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blast23</a> <a href="https://t.co/nvn0ua4Ftp">pic.twitter.com/nvn0ua4Ftp</a></p>— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalityBlast/status/1663606844642738182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

And out!

Masood gone! Caught at deep mid-wicket off Montgomery for a bright 34(23)

 

[MenInG]

Shan's 34(23) highlights from game against Notts

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[Saj]

15 off 10 balls today.

A bit unlucky - excellent catch on the boundary by Hartley.

 

[MenInG]

Shan earning his keep with a good catch of Buttler

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Yorkshire Vikings get the big wicket of Jos Buttler in the second over!<br><br>Shan Masood takes the catch as the Lancashire Lightning batter is out for a single <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RosesT20?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RosesT20</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blast23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blast23</a> <a href="https://t.co/KGCwI3LnDm">pic.twitter.com/KGCwI3LnDm</a></p>— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalityBlast/status/1664356931031449603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Saj]

Captained well yesterday.

Some brave selections and bowling changes.

Big win for Yorkshire.

 

[Suleiman]

Shan's 34(23) highlights from game against Notts

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Meh. Anyway, this is his level. He's yet another batter who can't clear the boundary to save his life. I'm talking sixes. Most of his boundaries are 4s at most, and even then it looks like he has to muster all his power.

Not strong enough to be a power hitter, not good enough to pick gaps for 4s consistently like babar.

He's outclassed by babar and Rizwan. No reason to play him in the main team.

Let him play these franchises instead.

 

[MenInG]

Shan tried to play a captain's innings as Yorks batting collapsed around him but to no avail - out for 23(20) vs Leics

 

[Saj]

Another win for Yorkshire tonight.

Hitting some form and Shan leading the side very well.

 

[James]

Been impressed by Shan recently.

Four wins on the bounce for Yorkshire in the Blast.

 

[Firebat]

Just 4 (3) for the skipper as his side smashed 224.

 

[Saj]

5 wins in a row as skipper at Yorkshire.

He'll want to improve his own form though - 118 runs at an average of 16.85 and strike rate of 126.88

 

[James]

5 wins in a row as skipper at Yorkshire.

He'll want to improve his own form though - 118 runs at an average of 16.85 and strike rate of 126.88

Speaking to Yorkshire fans, they view Shan as more of a red ball specialist, and recognise that in the T20 Blast his captaincy role, seniority and experience are his main draw — he’s viewed as a calming influence and a safe pair of hands, which is certainly what YCCC needs on the pitch this season. I’m pleased that they are now starting to get some really good results.

 

[MenInG]

Impressive so far by Shan Masood as he gets to 57*, Yorkshire at Tea are 183/2

 

[MenInG]

Impressive so far by Shan Masood as he gets to 57*, Yorkshire at Tea are 183/2

Shan Masood out for 67. Could well be a match-changing innings.

 

[MenInG]

Shan Masood out for 67. Could well be a match-changing innings.

Shan impressing in the run-chase on 60*

 

[Saj]

68 not out but his team are 6 down needing another 65 to win.

Good innings.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce the signings of Shan Masood and Ben Mike.

32-year-old Masood has signed a two-year deal and will be one of the Club’s overseas players across all formats, linking up ahead of the 2023 season. The opening batter has enjoyed a phenomenal year for Derbyshire, scoring 1,779 runs in all competitions so far. The left-hander has played 30 internationals for Pakistan, including 25 Test Matches, and has scored more than 9,000 First Class and over 7,000 white-ball runs.

Masood said: “I’m delighted to have signed for Yorkshire. The pedigree and the history of Yorkshire CCC is massive and to play at Headingley week in week out is a dream. To follow in the footsteps of the three Pakistan captains (Inzamam ul Haq, Younis Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed) that have represented Yorkshire is really exciting.

“I’m looking forward to sharing a dressing room with some really talented players, including the current England players like Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Dawid Malan and Harry Brook.

“I’m also looking forward to working with Ottis Gibson again, having worked closely with him in the PSL (Pakistan Super League) this year.

“I maintain a strong desire to play cricket at the highest level and I feel this project at Yorkshire provides me with the ideal opportunity to take that step.

“I share the ambition of the Club to win trophies whilst playing an exciting brand of cricket.”

23-year-old Mike will join up with the Club following the conclusion of the 2022 season and has signed an initial three-year deal. A multi-format player, the pace bowler has taken 79 First-Class and 40 white-ball wickets, and scored 1,944 runs in his career to date. Yorkshire supporters will remember him for sealing a last-ball victory for Leicestershire in a T20 at Grace Road in 2020, hitting Adam Lyth for six to take the points.

Mike said: “I am excited to have signed for such a prestigious club as Yorkshire CCC. I will wear the white rose with pride.

“I’m looking forward to working with Darren (Gough), Ottis (Gibson) and his coaching staff, as well as the players, to help win trophies for Yorkshire CCC and to keep improving my game.

“I have enjoyed my time at Leicestershire and want to thank everyone there. However, the opportunity to play for Yorkshire CCC and learn from some of the greats at the club is an amazing opportunity.”

Yorkshire’s Interim Managing Director of Cricket Darren Gough said: “We are absolutely delighted that Shan and Ben have opted to join us here at Yorkshire.

“Shan is a world-class batter who will contribute in all formats for us. He’s a great senior player and we’ve seen from his performances with Derbyshire this year that he has what it takes to score a lot of runs in county cricket.

“His experiences from playing around the world, including international cricket with Pakistan, will be incredibly valuable to the squad we are building.

“Ben is a very talented young cricketer whose signature was in demand around the counties so it’s brilliant that he will be in our ranks next year.

“He’s made some match-winning contributions throughout his career with Leicestershire, particularly in white-ball cricket, and we are excited to see his game develop even more with us at Yorkshire.

“Ben adds another exciting dimension to our squad alongside Matt Milnes and the current crop of talented fast bowlers we have.

“With Ben, Matt and Shan set to join us ahead of next season, and young players Ben Cliff and Fin Bean signing their first senior contracts, we believe we are building a group of players that are capable of competing for silverware across all formats.”

Good for Shan. I hope he gets into a decent long term county contract. He is not good enough for international cricket. And Pakistan needs a break from him.
Best of Luck Shan

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Pakistan no.4 spot has become very crucial now in tests and ODIs ... Babar as a captain should take responsibility , come out of his comfort zone to take no.4 spot in both TEST & ODIs, as it is not new to him..

May be fit in Shan Masood at no.3 in both test and ODIs (or Abdullah Shafique in ODIs)

Babar can go on playing at no.3 just like Sanga or Ponting or Dravid but he needs someone better to play at no.4 which they are still finding...

An early 2 wickets will see the team bat with the tail and get bundled for 200 or less..

 

[gazza619]

Things looking bleak for Pakistan. Shan is making a claim to continue to be part of the national team set up.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Back-to-back fifties in the match for <a href="https://twitter.com/shani_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shani_official</a>!<br><br>Will his runs be enough to see Yorkshire home against Derbyshire?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LVCountyChamp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LVCountyChamp</a> <a href="https://t.co/rdo7beMnoc">pic.twitter.com/rdo7beMnoc</a></p>— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) <a href="https://twitter.com/CountyChamp/status/1668899429405937665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

Brilliant from Shan - leads Yorks to a tense 3-wicket win against Derbyshire.

 

[Fenrir]

Playing county is not the same as test matches esp against top sides.You have to play under pressure.Skills and experience are important but players who can’t handle pressure don’t succeed.Shan is doing well in county cricket but I am not sure he is good enough for test cricket.

 

[MenInG]

Shan Masood speaking to Yorks media:

Masood has only had a taste of the recent frustrations in Championship cricket. But he was just as delighted as his team-mates and coaches, this being his first Championship win as Yorkshire captain to add to five in a row in the Vitality Blast.

“I’m going to sound like a broken record here,” he said. “The first win is always the hardest.

“We could be sat here on four wins this season. We were close at Sussex, Durham away and Leicestershire at home, and that would have put us where we want to be.

“The cricket we’ve played, we could have easily won four games, and that’s heartening for the side going forward.

“When we debriefed in the dressing room, we spoke about whenever we face adversity or the tough battles, we’ve always done well. But it’s when things get easier that we take the pedal off the gas.

“We’re doing the hard things that good teams do. But when things become easier, that’s when we need to continue the process and be ruthless. We weren’t here.

“Fortunately we did some good things over a long period of time in the first two days to allow us to make mistakes but still have opportunities in the game.

“We carried some of the momentum from the T20s. Once you get a side out for 100 and put 350 on the board in the first innings, 80 percent of the time you’re bound to win that game.

“Nobody is going to give it to you, and you have to give Derby credit.

“Once you get the first win on the board, hopefully you can carry all the good things you’ve been doing forwards.”

Of course, this win was even more significant for Masood given it was against his former county, and he contributed heavily with scores of 67 and 95 not out.

“It was nice to see everyone and get good reactions from everyone,” he said.

“I owe a lot to Derbyshire. I’ll always miss the club with the way they treated me and the way I developed as a player there. But I’m very happy with where I am at Yorkshire and very happy how I’ve been looked after.

“It was emotional in a good way, and when you put in some good performances it makes it even better.”

And, having praised his former county, he praised his current team-mates. He went through a long list of names, including the man he shared an unbroken 68 with this morning.

“I’d like to commend Dom,” he added. “He didn’t have the best day two, but he was very important on day three. He minimised the score and the lead for us. He held an end, and he realised he had something to do with the bat as well.”

 

[MenInG]

Shan and Weise combine....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As relay catches go, this is quite something! &#55357;&#56883; <br><br>David Wiese and Shan Masood combining for a quite magnificent catch<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blast23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blast23</a> <a href="https://t.co/s99gRivv4F">pic.twitter.com/s99gRivv4F</a></p>— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalityBlast/status/1670008966410039300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

Shan out for 2 vs Steelbacks

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">&#55358;&#57013;&#55358;&#56979; <a href="https://t.co/1iB0rHPABk">https://t.co/1iB0rHPABk</a> <a href="https://t.co/lXBhkIWmWp">pic.twitter.com/lXBhkIWmWp</a></p>— Northamptonshire Steelbacks (@NorthantsCCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NorthantsCCC/status/1671237245154516994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

Out for a duck in the CountyChampionship game vs Gloucestershire

 

[MenInG]

Shan Masood says he will always hold dear Yorkshire’s Roses Vitality Blast win at Headingley at the start of this month – and the skipper wants more of where that came from when the Vikings cross the Pennines tomorrow.

Yorkshire head to Emirates Old Trafford (7pm) for a game they simply have to win to maintain any hope of quarter-final qualification.

Yorkshire currently sit fifth in the North Group on 13 points from 13 games. This is their last fixture of a group phase which concludes on Sunday for the majority of other teams.

Masood and co are a point outside the top four qualifying positions occupied by group leaders Birmingham on 18 points and Lancashire, Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire in that order all on 14.

Yorkshire’s net run-rate – the first separator should teams finish level on points – is inferior to everyone else’s in the group bar bottom side Leicestershire.

It means that not even a win may be enough to qualify them.

Masood, however, has certainly not given up hope having had reasonably recent experience with Pakistan that anything is possible. November’s T20 World Cup in Australia tells him that.

“It’s all about one game,” said the Pakistan batter. “We must enjoy this game.

“It can be the last game in the competition, playing against a good team in their den having not beaten them enough.

“If you produce a good performance and don’t qualify, that’s not in our hands. What’s in our hands is to produce a good performance to give ourselves every chance.

“I’ve been in some funny places. I was at the (T20) World Cup with Pakistan. Nobody gave us a chance after losing (a group game) to Zimbabwe.

“Every result we wanted in our favour, it wasn’t happening. For example, India beating South Africa or Bangladesh beating India.

“So it all came down to the last game, and even we’d given up a bit of hope. Surely the South Africans weren’t going to lose to the Dutch. But that happened.

“It gave us a window, and we made it to the final. It was a pretty closely contested final with England in the end.

“These things can happen in tournaments.

“The main thing is for us to get the two points at Old Trafford. If something happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, we have to go back to the drawing board and learn from the mistakes we’ve made in this campaign.”

Yorkshire have won six and lost six from 13 games, including last Friday’s rainy No Result against Durham at the Seat Unique Riverside.

The win over Lancashire at Headingley on June 1 was the Vikings’ second victory of the campaign, by 15 runs on the back of Dawid Malan’s superb 83 and 2-31 apiece for Ben Mike and David Wiese as the Lightning chased 196.

“Seeing the Roses game at Headingley, it felt like an international game,” recalled Masood. “The crowd, the fact it was being televised. It was really special.

“Before the match finished and when the last four overs got comfortable once we got Tom Hartley out, the crowd were amazing in a full stadium.

“Also knowing what the guys had been through for a long period of time, they were our first couple of wins of the season, Lancashire and Notts just before it. That will always be special to me.

“It was also my debut in terms of a Roses game, and you always remember your first one.

“I’m looking forward to this one, it would be a great feeling if we could do the double on them.”

Yorkshire have not achieved the Roses Blast double since 2011, and to do so they will have to beat a Lightning team who have won seven of 12 games.

A win for them against Yorkshire will confirm their place in the quarter-finals. England white ball captain Jos Buttler will play in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

Meanwhile, should Yorkshire qualify for the quarter-finals – to be played next Thursday and Friday – Masood is hoping to be available before linking up with Pakistan for a two-Test series in Sri Lanka midway through next month.

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A (probably disappointed) Shan Masood back in Yorks colours today in the One Day Cup.