Shan Masood: “Me and Saim [Ayub] could have got more runs”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has admitted that he and opening batsman Saim Ayub should have scored more runs in the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Despite having a home advantage as both matches were held in Rawalpindi, Pakistan ended up being whitewashed 2-0.
Masood finished the series with 105 runs, which included a top score of 57, at an average of 26.25.
As for Ayub, he accumulated 135 runs, which included two fifties, at an average of 33.75.
As top order batsmen in the team, Masood conceded that he and Ayub should have done better.
“Me and Saim [Ayub] could have got more runs,” he was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Masood and Ayub are now involved in the Champions One-Day Cup, which is a domestic 50-over competition taking place in Faisalabad.
Masood has scored 94 runs in three games for the Stallions at an average of 31.33, while Ayub has made 36 runs in three matches for the Panthers at an average of 12.
The Pakistan team will be back in action next month when they go up against England in a three-Test series from October 7 to 28.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi
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