Shan Masood: “Sajid Khan is one of the automatic picks on our team sheet”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood confirmed spinner Sajid Khan is “one of the automatic picks” in the team given the impact he can have.
Shan Masood: “If you look at the WTC cycle for the last period, I am among the top run-scorers for Pakistan”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has defended his form with the bat, pointing out that he was among the country’s top-scorers in the 2023-2025 World Test Championship cycle.
Shan Masood: “Babar Azam is among the world’s best batters. You have to give your players time, not just Babar Azam. Babar doesn’t look out of form, he’s getting starts”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood doesn’t think batsman Babar Azam is “out of form” as he is “getting starts”.
Shan Masood: “We chose Mohammad Ali because of the surprise element we witnessed in the Pakistan Super League (PSL)”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has explained the reason why he previously picked pace bowler Mohammad Ali in the team, saying the 32-year-old possessed a “surprise element”.
Shan Masood: “Whenever we bring someone into the team, we want to ensure they get a fair opportunity to play. We’re trying to implement this approach with Saim, and he seems to be in good touch”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has vowed to keep backing Saim Ayub as he wants to give the opening batsman a “fair opportunity to play”.
Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha: “Until now I had no discussions regarding the ODI captaincy”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has confirmed that he hasn’t held any discussions about replacing Mohammad Rizwan as ODI skipper.
Shan Masood: “Anyone who mocks Pakistan players for not performing is, in my opinion, a small-minded person”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has taken aim at the national team’s critics, calling them small-minded people.
Shan Masood: “We lost Aamer Jamal who offers something with both bat and ball”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood admitted pace bowler Aamer Jamal “offers something with both bat and ball”.
Jason Gillespie: “Pakistan are very fortunate to have such a great leader in the Test arena in Shan Masood. He’s one of the most impressive leaders I’ve come across in cricket, and I’ve been in cricket a long time”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie thinks Test captain Shan Masood is “one of the most impressive leaders” he has ever come across.
Iqbal Qasim: “If Saud Shakeel is handed the captaincy instead of Shan Masood, what assurance do we have that he will lead the team to victories? How many times has he captained a team in his career?”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim is against the idea of having Saud Shakeel replace Shan Masood as Test captain.
