Pakistan cricket team Test captain Shan Masood has advocated for the need to back his players and not make frequent changes. His remarks come ahead of the PAK vs ENG Test series at home where the hosts will hope to break free of their poor run across formats of the game. Masood and co. were handed an embarrassing 2-0 historic series defeat at the hands of Bangladesh, prompting the side to once again contemplate what was going wrong with the side which is battered by multiple issues for which no solutions have worked so far.
Pakistan skipper lays roadmap for team to match other top sides
Ahead of the PAK vs ENG series, Shan Masood emphasised on the need for Pakistan to match the physical and mental fitness of other top teams in the world. He addressed the urgent need for the team to make significant improvement, adding that it felt terrible as a captain to get off to a losing start. However, he stressed on the need to back the players and claimed that a loss only taught the team more accountability.
“If Pakistan want to become a top Test side, we need to significantly improve both physical and mental fitness. Our conditioning should be on par with other top teams in the world,” Shan Masood said.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the players, along with the coaches, once again huddled together, this time in the name of a connection camp. Several issues, including lack of unity, trust and other matters were raised by players and other stakeholders, which were vowed to be resolved and commitments were taken from the stars. Additionally, the coaches had advised the board against the change of captaincy in the aftermath of the loss to Bangladesh and the PCB has agreed to go ahead with the same.
Pakistan will be hoping to reverse their fortunes in the upcoming series against England. Shan Masood will continue to lead the side while Babar Azam has been included in the XI despite growing calls to drop the batter owing to his pure form. The bowling department will be spearheaded by Shaheen Afridi.
