Shan Masood: “Khurram Shahzad and Mir Hamza had attacked along with Mohammad Ali”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood was proud of the way the pace trio of Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza and Mohammad Ali kept on taking the attack to Bangladesh in the second Test.
The trio kept troubling the Bangladesh batsmen and did their best to try and win Pakistan the match, but their efforts went in vain as the men in green were defeated by six wickets.
Even though Pakistan went on to lose the Test series 2-0, Masood still appreciated the fight and never give up attitude shown by his pace attack.
“Khurram Shahzad and Mir Hamza had attacked along with Mohammad Ali,” he was quoted as saying by Samaa TV.
Shahzad played in both Tests and finished as Pakistan’s highest wicket-taker with nine wickets at an average of 24.44.
Ali also featured in both matches and claimed two wickets at an average of 72.50.
As for Hamza, he was only picked for the second Test and snapped up three wickets at an average of 32.
Hamza and Ali are now taking part in the Champions One-Day Cup, which is a domestic 50-over competition being held in Faisalabad.
Hamza has picked up six wickets in four games for the Dolphins at an average of 30.50, while Ali has taken three wickets in four matches for the Stallions at an average of 48.
Next up for the Pakistan team will be a three-match Test series against England, which is set to be played from October 7 to 28 in Multan and Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Squad for 1st Test against England:Â Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi.