Shan Masood: “We have no concerns over his performance. His approach is positive”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said he has “no concerns” about batsman Babar Azam’s turbulent performances as of late.
Masood knows how good of a player Azam is and expressed confidence that the 29-year-old won’t stay down for long.
He added that whenever the Lahore native comes out to bat, his approach is always positive.
In the recent three-match Test series against Australia, Azam was limited to 126 runs at an average of 21.
He followed that up with 213 runs in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which included three fifties, at an average of 42.60 and a strike-rate of 142.
“We have no concerns over his performance. His approach is positive,” Masood was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Azam will now captain the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), while Masood will be in charge of the Karachi Kings.
PSL 9 will be held from February 17 to March 18 in four cities – Lahore, Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad (partially available), Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah, Gus Atkinson (partially available), Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq (reserved), Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Mohammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salamkheil, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufyan Muqeem, Shamar Joseph
Karachi Kings Squad for PSL 9: Shan Masood (captain), James Vince, Hasan Ali, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Kieron Pollard (partially available), Zahid Mehmood, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz, Tim Seifert (reserved), Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig, Jamie Overton, Leus Du Plooy, Mohammad Rohid
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