Basit Ali: “Shan Masood has failed as captain”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has called out Shan Masood, saying he has “failed” as Test captain.
Masood lost six Test matches in a row before finally claiming back-to-back wins in Pakistan’s three-Test series against England.
Despite having snapped the losing streak, Basit still feels the 35-year-old’s leadership skills are well below par.
“Shan Masood has failed as captain,” he said on his YouTube channel as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.
In Pakistan’s two-Test series against Bangladesh, Masood was limited to 105 runs, which included a top score of 57, at an average of 26.25.
He then played for the Stallions in the Champions One-Day Cup, which was a domestic 50-over competition that took place in Faisalabad, and amassed 102 runs at an average of 25.50.
Following this, Masood captained Pakistan against England and finished with 225 runs, which included a top score of 151, at an average of 45.
The men in green went on to beat England 2-1, which gave them their first Test series victory on home soil since 2021.
Pakistan are now facing Australia and claimed a 2-1 in the ODIs, which was their first ODI series win in Australia since 2002.
The two sides are now playing a three-match T20I series, which Australia leads 1-0.
Afterwards, Pakistan will travel to Zimbabwe for three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan