Pakistan cricket team will play a 3-match test series against England at home this month. Shan Masood has been given the captaincy of Pakistan. Apart from this, many senior players have also been selected in the team. However, before this series, Shan Masood has been criticized a lot. Former England player David Lloyd has raised big questions on the talent of Shan Masood. He has described Shaan as a normal captain.
Questions raised on Sham Masood's talent
Lloyd has drawn parallels between Masood and other Pakistani captains. He believed that Shan Masood was not the right player to take over the captaincy of Pakistan. It is important for any captain to be proactive in dealing with baseball strategy against England.
David Lloyd while talking to a local channel said that Shan Masood is an ordinary captain. He is not an active captain. I have seen his captaincy for Yorkshire. He is not like former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq or Misbah-ul-Haq.
Pakistan could not win the series
Shan Masood was made the red ball captain of Pakistan from World Cup 2023. Under his leadership, Pakistan participated in many test series. But Pakistan could not win even a single series. Pakistan recently had to clean sweep the 2 test match series against Bangladesh. The 3-match Test series between Pakistan and England will start from October 7.
Pakistan team against England
Shan Masood (captain), Saeed Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saeem Ayub, Salman Ali Aga , Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), and Shaheen Shah Afridi