Pakistan batsman Shan Masood: “All the players of the team have given some performance but I am not satisfied with my personal performance. I am not getting a good start, and that’s why I have not been able to advance in batting”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has admitted that he was less than impressed with his own batting performance while captaining the Karachi Kings in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The 34-year-old finished PSL 9 with 158 runs in 10 matches at an average of 15.80 and a strike-rate of 105.33.
As the leader of the Kings and a senior batsman, Masood acknowledged that he should have done better.
“All the players of the team have given some performance but I am not satisfied with my personal performance. I am not getting a good start, and that’s why I have not been able to advance in batting, I have not been able to perform well in the matches despite being set at the wicket. When my performance would come, it will be more beneficial for the team,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
The Kings failed to make it to the playoffs as they finished in fifth place on the points table with four wins out of 10 games.
Masood wasn’t picked for Pakistan’s recent five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which ended as a 2-2 draw, or the three-match T20I series against Ireland, which the men in green won 2-1.
Pakistan’s next assignment will see them play four T20Is against England from May 22 to May 30.
Pakistan Squad for Ireland and England T20I Series:Â Babar Azam (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
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