Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood: “I am not worried for my job security. I took this job to make the changes we believe will help this team”
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Pakistan top order batsman Shan Masood has made it clear that he is not worried about his future as Test captain.
Masood’s comments come after the men in green suffered a humiliating 2-0 loss to Bangladesh in a Test series in Rawalpindi.
The 34-year-old noted that his job is to instill change and lead the team in a “certain direction”, even if it results in him failing on a personal level.
Knowing there is mounting pressure on him to deliver results, Masood insisted that he will keep doing his best for however long he gets to remain captain.
“I am not worried for my job security. I took this job to make the changes we believe will help this team. If I believe this team can go in a certain direction, even if my personal failure takes Pakistan to that direction, I will be content. However much time I get, I’ll be grateful for [it] and do my best,” he was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Masood is currently representing the Stallions in the Champions One-Day Cup, which is a domestic 50-over tournament going on in Faisalabad.
So far, he has amassed 102 runs in four games at an average of 25.50.
The Pakistan team will return to action next month when they face 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