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[VIDEOS] Shan Masood Career Poultry Farm

Worst player ever picked by Karachi Kings in this season of PSL 9
Not only Karachi Kings make a mess by picking him, but they made a bigger blunder by making him the captain all at once. Shan is not a guy you would want in your team for T20 let alone be the captain for that team.
 
This is a prime example of why some people will never accept the fact that he is an awful batsman. Always was and always will be.

No matter how you spin it, you cannot defend a 34 year old Test batsman who averages 28 after 33 Tests.

There is no excuse and no justification for this embarrassing record. The only explanation is that he is dreadful.

Pakistan has poor batting standards but he is awful even for Pakistan standards. The worst batsman ever to play a substantial number of Tests for the country.

As I said, in my opinion, he's good enough for our low standards when it comes to middle-order batsmen. It's not like we've got a MoYo waiting in the dugout to replace him. He definitely makes the team despite his substandard batting because of his value as a captain. Again, he's not great but he's a million times better than Babar Azam as a captain.

The narrative that he has improved is also a myth because his numbers pre and post 2019 are almost equally shocking.

I, for one, did not make this claim. However, I will endorse it in the sense that Masood provides a lot of impetus with his aggressive batting approach and when it does come off, it is useful. Also, I am willing to give him a longer leash considering his stellar performances in the County circuit.

As far as his captaincy is concerned, you first need to make the best XI before you can become captain and Masood doesn’t make the best XI.

This is a flawed approach and history would prove my point. You could have the best XI of batters and bowlers in the world but if they can't field, keep wickets or take catches, you will almost always lose. Captaincy and leadership qualities are similarly important. Babar Azam is a terrible captain. He does not espouse any confidence whatsoever and is a lakeer ka fakeer. As a captain, Masood makes the best XI.

Secondly, you and others keep making excuses for his captaincy and throwing XYZ players under the bus, like Shaheen etc.

The excuse is that there is nothing Masood can do if other players are not delivering. However, that is exactly the point.

Masood is handicapped by the same issues that other captains are and he will win Tests if others are playing well and he will lose Tests if others are not playing well, so then what is the point of having such a garbage player as your captain when he is not capable of pulling his own weight?

He is so bad that his fans start doing bhangra when he scores more than 35 runs.

If Masood was some miracle worker as captain and would find a way to win games and the constraints that apply to other captains wouldn’t apply to him, I would accept him as captain in spite of his awful batting, but the fact that he got whitewashed in Australia like everyone else and led his team of humiliation in PSL tells me that there is no logic and sense in persisting with him as captain.

I'm not sure if you actually bothered to watch the Australian series. For the first time in a long time, it actually looked like Pakistan was playing like a proper team. Every single game was exciting and Pakistan showed fight on all days they played. There was a difference in their strides that you can't necessarily put down in facts and figures. However, even if you must, go and have a look at the scorecards and compare them to the previous Australian tour. It will show you how much better we did and I put that down to captaincy.

He needs to be kicked out of Pakistan in all formats and also the PSL because he brings zero value. He should stick of County Div 2 which is his standard. He also gets exposed in County Div 1.

I sometimes wonder what it will take for some people to accept that he is a nothing player and a nothing captain.

He definitely should not be kicked out of the Pakistani Test side. He deserves a longer rope and anyway, there is no one to replace him as captain. Babar Azam is a dud, Rizwan barely makes the side in Asian conditions himself (which is your standard for a captain) and Shaheen cannot play all games.

As far as PSL is concerned, KK is neither a national side nor is it a not-for-profit organisation. They will play whoever they see fit. There are similar examples around the world in franchise leagues.
 
As I said, in my opinion, he's good enough for our low standards when it comes to middle-order batsmen. It's not like we've got a MoYo waiting in the dugout to replace him. He definitely makes the team despite his substandard batting because of his value as a captain. Again, he's not great but he's a million times better than Babar Azam as a captain.



I, for one, did not make this claim. However, I will endorse it in the sense that Masood provides a lot of impetus with his aggressive batting approach and when it does come off, it is useful. Also, I am willing to give him a longer leash considering his stellar performances in the County circuit.



This is a flawed approach and history would prove my point. You could have the best XI of batters and bowlers in the world but if they can't field, keep wickets or take catches, you will almost always lose. Captaincy and leadership qualities are similarly important. Babar Azam is a terrible captain. He does not espouse any confidence whatsoever and is a lakeer ka fakeer. As a captain, Masood makes the best XI.



I'm not sure if you actually bothered to watch the Australian series. For the first time in a long time, it actually looked like Pakistan was playing like a proper team. Every single game was exciting and Pakistan showed fight on all days they played. There was a difference in their strides that you can't necessarily put down in facts and figures. However, even if you must, go and have a look at the scorecards and compare them to the previous Australian tour. It will show you how much better we did and I put that down to captaincy.



He definitely should not be kicked out of the Pakistani Test side. He deserves a longer rope and anyway, there is no one to replace him as captain. Babar Azam is a dud, Rizwan barely makes the side in Asian conditions himself (which is your standard for a captain) and Shaheen cannot play all games.

As far as PSL is concerned, KK is neither a national side nor is it a not-for-profit organisation. They will play whoever they see fit. There are similar examples around the world in franchise leagues.
Pakistan doesn’t need a Yousuf to replace Masood. Yousaf was a world class player who averaged 50 in Test cricket.

Pakistan only needs a 35 averaging batsman to replace a dud like Masood who averages 28, that too in the prime of his career.

In spite of Pakistan’s depleted resources, replacing Masood is not a difficult task. Unfortunately, those superior batsmen cannot speak English and their fathers are not BOGs.

I don’t know what you think about Masood’s so-called improvement or not, and honestly this discourse has nothing to do with you at a personal level, but didn’t you create the Masood 2.0 thread or whatever it was called?

Masood 2.0 is as big a dud as Masood 1.0. As far as his captaincy is concerned, it is a scam. He is no leader and no captain.

This guy cannot bat and everything about him - his body language, his facial expressions, his physique - screams mediocrity. He has zero personality, zero allure and he cannot carry his own weight as a player.

Pakistan’s so-called improvement performance in Australia this time around had nothing to do with his captaincy. Pakistan caught Australia at the right time just like West Indies caught Australia at the right time and won a Test.

West Indies winning a Test really put Masood and his team to shame.

Australia is playing some poor Test cricket but they are lucky to have faced opposition that are playing worse. All of their specialist batsmen are in dire form.

This drama of Masood’s great captaincy and leadership will also end in tears just like this drama of his “improvement” as a batsman.

As far as who the Test captain should be, Pakistan should not have hounded Babar out of Test captaincy because Pakistan’s main problem in Test cricket was not his captaincy but the pitches that were being prepared for home series.

Pakistan would remain a very competitive Test side at home vs Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand if they produce spinning pitches.

If not Babar, then it Rizwan is a million times better option than Masood because Rizwan makes the team on merit. If not Rizwan, who would be your Test wicket-keeper?

Sarfaraz made a mini comeback but he is clearly a washed up player now and quite old. He is not an option.

You cannot compare Masood’s place in the team with Rizwan’s. Masood doesn’t make the team on merit but Rizwan does.
 
As a Karachi fan, I had medium hopes for him this season and was still let down. Like if he had even an average season with the bat I would have taken that happily
 
Pakistan doesn’t need a Yousuf to replace Masood. Yousaf was a world class player who averaged 50 in Test cricket.

Pakistan only needs a 35 averaging batsman to replace a dud like Masood who averages 28, that too in the prime of his career.

In spite of Pakistan’s depleted resources, replacing Masood is not a difficult task. Unfortunately, those superior batsmen cannot speak English and their fathers are not BOGs.

I don’t know what you think about Masood’s so-called improvement or not, and honestly this discourse has nothing to do with you at a personal level, but didn’t you create the Masood 2.0 thread or whatever it was called?

Masood 2.0 is as big a dud as Masood 1.0. As far as his captaincy is concerned, it is a scam. He is no leader and no captain.

This guy cannot bat and everything about him - his body language, his facial expressions, his physique - screams mediocrity. He has zero personality, zero allure and he cannot carry his own weight as a player.

Pakistan’s so-called improvement performance in Australia this time around had nothing to do with his captaincy. Pakistan caught Australia at the right time just like West Indies caught Australia at the right time and won a Test.

West Indies winning a Test really put Masood and his team to shame.

Australia is playing some poor Test cricket but they are lucky to have faced opposition that are playing worse. All of their specialist batsmen are in dire form.

This drama of Masood’s great captaincy and leadership will also end in tears just like this drama of his “improvement” as a batsman.

As far as who the Test captain should be, Pakistan should not have hounded Babar out of Test captaincy because Pakistan’s main problem in Test cricket was not his captaincy but the pitches that were being prepared for home series.

Pakistan would remain a very competitive Test side at home vs Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand if they produce spinning pitches.

If not Babar, then it Rizwan is a million times better option than Masood because Rizwan makes the team on merit. If not Rizwan, who would be your Test wicket-keeper?

Sarfaraz made a mini comeback but he is clearly a washed up player now and quite old. He is not an option.

You cannot compare Masood’s place in the team with Rizwan’s. Masood doesn’t make the team on merit but Rizwan does.
For once i agree with you on all points in this post.

Babar was unfairly removed as captain in all formats and he should have been given extended rope until 2027 . We can't expect team to win anything with so much uncertainty and mediocrity going around this team
 
lets see if shan get selected by any PSL franchise in the next season after this horrible performance both as a captain and player.
 
lets see if shan get selected by any PSL franchise in the next season after this horrible performance both as a captain and player.

Based on performance he shouldn’t be but Shan always finds a way to get into the Pakistan and domestic teams as captain.
 
The captain of Yorkshire and Pakistan's Test team, Shan Masood dismissed for a duck (0 runs off 6 balls) in the first innings against Leicestershire in the 2024 County season. He needs to be careful because his performance in this county season is under scrutiny for the Pakistan Test team captaincy.

 
The Shan Masood era is fortunately coming to an end. We don’t play another test until November I believe , so helpfully he’ll be long gone by then. One of the most, if not the most absurd choice for TEST captain in Pakistan’s history. It’s still unfathomable that this fraud (yes this guy is a real fraud, not Babar or Rizwan) was made captain and has played so many matches for Pakistan. He's like one of those well spoken consultants in the corporate world who come in and wow you with big words but have never actually worked in the field they’re consulting for. Shan Masood is an overpriced McKinsey consultant.
 
The Shan Masood era is fortunately coming to an end. We don’t play another test until November I believe , so helpfully he’ll be long gone by then. One of the most, if not the most absurd choice for TEST captain in Pakistan’s history. It’s still unfathomable that this fraud (yes this guy is a real fraud, not Babar or Rizwan) was made captain and has played so many matches for Pakistan. He's like one of those well spoken consultants in the corporate world who come in and wow you with big words but have never actually worked in the field they’re consulting for. Shan Masood is an overpriced McKinsey consultant.
He never had an era to begin with lol
 
His fans and Micky Arthur tried to create an era, perhaps Naqvi can erase any memory of Masood from the history books like they’re trying with IK 😂
Masood won't be remembered in the next 10 years. He'll be just another name on a scorecard. He'll go down in history as the most forgettable test captain In history
 
Pakistan doesn’t need a Yousuf to replace Masood. Yousaf was a world class player who averaged 50 in Test cricket.

Pakistan only needs a 35 averaging batsman to replace a dud like Masood who averages 28, that too in the prime of his career.

In spite of Pakistan’s depleted resources, replacing Masood is not a difficult task. Unfortunately, those superior batsmen cannot speak English and their fathers are not BOGs.

I don’t know what you think about Masood’s so-called improvement or not, and honestly this discourse has nothing to do with you at a personal level, but didn’t you create the Masood 2.0 thread or whatever it was called?

Masood 2.0 is as big a dud as Masood 1.0. As far as his captaincy is concerned, it is a scam. He is no leader and no captain.

This guy cannot bat and everything about him - his body language, his facial expressions, his physique - screams mediocrity. He has zero personality, zero allure and he cannot carry his own weight as a player.

Pakistan’s so-called improvement performance in Australia this time around had nothing to do with his captaincy. Pakistan caught Australia at the right time just like West Indies caught Australia at the right time and won a Test.

West Indies winning a Test really put Masood and his team to shame.

Australia is playing some poor Test cricket but they are lucky to have faced opposition that are playing worse. All of their specialist batsmen are in dire form.

This drama of Masood’s great captaincy and leadership will also end in tears just like this drama of his “improvement” as a batsman.

As far as who the Test captain should be, Pakistan should not have hounded Babar out of Test captaincy because Pakistan’s main problem in Test cricket was not his captaincy but the pitches that were being prepared for home series.

Pakistan would remain a very competitive Test side at home vs Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand if they produce spinning pitches.

If not Babar, then it Rizwan is a million times better option than Masood because Rizwan makes the team on merit. If not Rizwan, who would be your Test wicket-keeper?

Sarfaraz made a mini comeback but he is clearly a washed up player now and quite old. He is not an option.

You cannot compare Masood’s place in the team with Rizwan’s. Masood doesn’t make the team on merit but Rizwan does.

Firstly, I did not create that thread. However, I do agree with the fact hat Masood has improved his game and adds impetus to the innings.

As far as Pakistan having caught Australia at the right time is concerned, your logic is completely flawed because Australia just whitewashed NZ in NZ.

In any event, he has only played one series as captain so he needs to be given another couple of series before we chop and change once more.
 
Firstly, I did not create that thread. However, I do agree with the fact hat Masood has improved his game and adds impetus to the innings.

As far as Pakistan having caught Australia at the right time is concerned, your logic is completely flawed because Australia just whitewashed NZ in NZ.

In any event, he has only played one series as captain so he needs to be given another couple of series before we chop and change once more.
New Zealand has a mental block vs Australia. They snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the second Test.

Australia are in poor form right now mainly because all their specialist batsmen are out of nick. They are being carried by all-rounders like Marsh and Green.

West Indies winning a Test in Australia badly exposed Masood’s captaincy especially the way he let them off the hook at 16/4.
 
He's improved his game significantly. However, he is still not good enough for Pakistan. With Sami Ayub coming through, his days are definitely numbered.
 
In order for Shan to maintain his career test average of 28 and after scoring a big hundred, the return of the ducks to the poultry farm is now imminent. Its just a matter of when.
 
He will hopefully cash in now and finish with an average of 32-33.

I like the way he played today. A knock with intent when his role was being seriously questioned.
 
He will hopefully cash in now and finish with an average of 32-33.

I like the way he played today. A knock with intent when his role was being seriously questioned.
With all due respect, Shan has good intent, just doesn't have the overall skill.
 
With all due respect, Shan has good intent, just doesn't have the overall skill.
No doubt he has failed to impress as international level.

But still, when was the last time a Pakistani player has taken the ball by the horns when their spot is on the line rather than tuk tuk their way to safety?

We should give credit where it's due and he played well today.
 
No doubt he has failed to impress as international level.

But still, when was the last time a Pakistani player has taken the ball by the horns when their spot is on the line rather than tuk tuk their way to safety?

We should give credit where it's due and he played well today.
Played well after 35 games yes let's give him credit.
 
He's improved his game significantly. However, he is still not good enough for Pakistan. With Sami Ayub coming through, his days are definitely numbered.
Shan’s improved a lot. Even in domestic he used to be poor. I don’t think I’ve seen many cricketers improve in the same way as Shan has attempted to.

I wish one of our more talented players went about improving their game. That’s why I’m reluctant to bash masood now even though I criticised me constantly early on. I can see he’s trying to improve. A lot of the others are not bothering to work on their game, getting fat. It’s very sad. Part of me really wants someone like Masood to succeed to show the rest that you can improve with hard work and effort.

Stark contrast to some talented players we have who don’t bother to even keep fit, work on their game, and just ride that natural talent till the end of their career. It’s why those sort of guys never become anything significant in international cricket.
 
After one good inning most cricket analysts are already comparing him to Don Bradman.

Mark my words he won't score even a half century in the rest of the series.
 
Shan’s improved a lot. Even in domestic he used to be poor. I don’t think I’ve seen many cricketers improve in the same way as Shan has attempted to.

I wish one of our more talented players went about improving their game. That’s why I’m reluctant to bash masood now even though I criticised me constantly early on. I can see he’s trying to improve. A lot of the others are not bothering to work on their game, getting fat. It’s very sad. Part of me really wants someone like Masood to succeed to show the rest that you can improve with hard work and effort.

Stark contrast to some talented players we have who don’t bother to even keep fit, work on their game, and just ride that natural talent till the end of their career. It’s why those sort of guys never become anything significant in international cricket.
His numbers don’t justify the assessment that he has improved. His numbers are terrible even if you look at the last 10 innings or last 2 years or last 4 years. He is a 28-30 averaging batsman and that is his ceiling.

Nonetheless, it was a timely innings because Pakistan had to make a statement early in this series and they did. I’m convinced that Pakistan will win this series.
 
His numbers don’t justify the assessment that he has improved. His numbers are terrible even if you look at the last 10 innings or last 2 years or last 4 years. He is a 28-30 averaging batsman and that is his ceiling.

Nonetheless, it was a timely innings because Pakistan had to make a statement early in this series and they did. I’m convinced that Pakistan will win this series.

We'd do well to avoid a 3-0 whitewash. Our bowling is too toothless to get 20 wickets or restrict England's run rate. Even if we get 500 tomorrow England can get 700 in 4 sessions. These roads aren't doing us any favours.
 
We'd do well to avoid a 3-0 whitewash. Our bowling is too toothless to get 20 wickets or restrict England's run rate. Even if we get 500 tomorrow England can get 700 in 4 sessions. These roads aren't doing us any favours.
I expect the bowlers to turn up just like Masood turned up today. I am convinced that Pakistan will punch above their weight in this series.
 
His numbers don’t justify the assessment that he has improved. His numbers are terrible even if you look at the last 10 innings or last 2 years or last 4 years. He is a 28-30 averaging batsman and that is his ceiling.

Nonetheless, it was a timely innings because Pakistan had to make a statement early in this series and they did. I’m convinced that Pakistan will win this series.
Most improvement is in domestic. He didn’t even have good domestic stats before his debut. Most were scratching their heads why he was even picked.

Even if you compare periods before and after 2018. Start of 2018 and onwards he averages 34 with 4 centuries in 24 matches. Pre 2018 average of 24, 1 century in 12 matches. Maybe it’s still not great but it’s an improvement lol. Also just stats aside, I don’t think the old Masood would have been able to play the innings he did this tests or even looking good at times in Australia. Again even in t20s where he was unsuited he tried to modify his game and had some success in domestic t20s in England. It just didn’t transfer over in t20s internationally. Even I believe one of the reasons he’s scoring quicker in tests these days is he’s trying to play in an aggressive way in order to maximise his scoring as the traditional way didn’t work, and perhaps maximise the amount of runs he makes as he knows he won’t be there for long.

He will still likely go down as one of the worst cricketers we’ve had, and I don’t think he deserved his debut in the first place. But I do think it’s rather admirable that he tried hard to improve, even if the reason was because he was rubbish. A lot of our guys don’t bother to improve or even keep fitness.
 
As a batsman just about medicore but has nerves of steel and sharp character. Just saw highlights. Very good knock.
 
Pakistani captains: 150+ innings while captaining the side.

10 in Pak, 2 in Eng and 1 in India.

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inflate your numbers on flat decks and be happy. It's probably another dead pitch and boring draw.
 
Most improvement is in domestic. He didn’t even have good domestic stats before his debut. Most were scratching their heads why he was even picked.

Even if you compare periods before and after 2018. Start of 2018 and onwards he averages 34 with 4 centuries in 24 matches. Pre 2018 average of 24, 1 century in 12 matches. Maybe it’s still not great but it’s an improvement lol. Also just stats aside, I don’t think the old Masood would have been able to play the innings he did this tests or even looking good at times in Australia. Again even in t20s where he was unsuited he tried to modify his game and had some success in domestic t20s in England. It just didn’t transfer over in t20s internationally. Even I believe one of the reasons he’s scoring quicker in tests these days is he’s trying to play in an aggressive way in order to maximise his scoring as the traditional way didn’t work, and perhaps maximise the amount of runs he makes as he knows he won’t be there for long.

He will still likely go down as one of the worst cricketers we’ve had, and I don’t think he deserved his debut in the first place. But I do think it’s rather admirable that he tried hard to improve, even if the reason was because he was rubbish. A lot of our guys don’t bother to improve or even keep fitness.


I'm not sure where the information is coming from. Shan Masood had decent first-class stats, averaging close to 40, but it was his List A performance that truly stood out, with an average over 50. If you filter for the top ten players in List A, he's near the top of that list. Despite this, he never really got a fair chance in ODIs, which, based on his stats, seemed to be his stronger format. He has always done well in domestic.
 
Finally Shan played a once in a blue moon inning and now he will stay with the team for another 3-4 years.
 
I'm not sure where the information is coming from. Shan Masood had decent first-class stats, averaging close to 40, but it was his List A performance that truly stood out, with an average over 50. If you filter for the top ten players in List A, he's near the top of that list. Despite this, he never really got a fair chance in ODIs, which, based on his stats, seemed to be his stronger format. He has always done well in domestic.
When Shan first debuted his first class average was close to 30. He didn’t have the list a record either it wasn’t good. I remember it.

Used ChatGPT and it says before test debut his average was 34.78 in first class. 28.26 in list A. That sounds about right. I don’t think he was particularly prolific at U19 level either.
 
When Shan first debuted his first class average was close to 30. He didn’t have the list a record either it wasn’t good. I remember it.

Used ChatGPT and it says before test debut his average was 34.78 in first class. 28.26 in list A. That sounds about right. I don’t think he was particularly prolific at U19 level either.
I understand your perspective, but Shan Masood has maintained a List A average of over 50 since at least the 2018/2019 season, which is when I first noticed his performances. He has made 9 ODI appearances since then, while Abdullah Shafique has leapfrogged him based on the “eye test”. Abdullah is a good batter but you cannot convince me that he should play ahead of someone with a list A average of 55.
 
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Hassan Nawaz the dashing opener for Pakistan on course to match Shan Masood's incubation abilities.

3x 🪿🦆🐓 in 5 games so far, wonder is there is any progress @Rana @BouncerGuy

Why don't we just select players with a proper cricket technique, classic examples are Shan Masood and Muhammad Rizwan two players with poor technique who desperately try to cling on in international circuit but are still struggling after almost a decade.
 
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Hassan Nawaz the dashing opener for Pakistan on course to match Shan Masood's incubation abilities.

3x 🪿🦆🐓 in 5 games so far, wonder is there is any progress @Rana @BouncerGuy

Why don't we just select players with a proper cricket technique, classic examples are Shan Masood and Muhammad Rizwan two players with poor technique who desperately try to cling on in international circuit but are still struggling after almost a decade.
Thiis is not duck bro,... This is modern-day batting LOL... We have to show patience now... Dont wanna dumpp him after games...
 
Duck 🦆it is for Shan Masood coming at coveted No. 4, loafed between Warner and Vince. Hopefully a post match interview with proficient English will lessen the impact @Rana
 
The alpha male attitude which Shan had adapted due to his English skills over majority of KK squad has been completed melted by the arrival of Aussie accent , serves up right for some fans
 
Shan is a nervy starter.

He got hurried by Akif Javed. The Ball seemed 144+ to naked eye. It jagged back and was a tough delivery to face first up.
 
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