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The first match of the 2 test match series is being played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi ground. On the second day of the match, Pakistan team captain Shan Masood was trolled a lot because of one of his decisions. Actually, he declared Pakistan's innings after 113 overs.
Shan Masood took this decision when experienced batsman Mohammad Rizwan was close to a double century. Rizwan batted brilliantly and scored an unbeaten 171 off 239 balls, during which the Pakistan captain declared the innings. For this, Shan Masood was trolled a lot on social media.
Rizwan can break the record!
Mohammad Rizwan was at the crease after scoring 171 runs and was scoring runs continuously. If he had scored a double century for Pakistan in this match, he would have become the third wicketkeeper batsman of Pakistan to do so. If he had managed to score 233 runs, he would have become the batsman who scored the most runs as a wicketkeeper and would have broken Andy Flower's record.
But this could not happen due to the decision of the team captain Shan Masood. Fans are constantly expressing their opposition to this. Fans say that Rizwan was just 29 runs away from his double century. In such a situation, the captain could have waited to declare the innings.
Pakistan has come out of the crisis
The Pakistan team lost 4 wickets for 114 runs against Bangladesh. In such a situation, it seemed difficult for them to score big. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Saeed Shakeel made a great partnership and took the team to a strong score of 448/6. Rizwan scored 171 runs in 239 balls and Saeed Shakeel scored 141 runs in 261 balls.
The vice-captain explained
After the end of the second day of the match, the team's vice-captain Saeed Shakeel was also asked about this. He clarified, 'Look, as far as Rizwan Bhai's double century is concerned, I don't think there was any haste in taking the decision (declaring the innings). Because an hour ago it was made clear to Rizwan Bhai that we will declare the innings at this very moment. So he knew when we would declare the innings. Along with this, he was told that we will try to reach close to 450 before declaring the innings.