In a surprise development, Shan Masood has decided to resign as the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team after the humiliating whitewash by the Bangladesh national cricket team in the recent two-match Test series. Masood’s record as a Test captain was very poor.
On Wednesday, 20 May, the Bangladesh national cricket team achieved a historic 2–0 win in the series Pakistan national cricket team. After dominating the first Test in Dhaka, Bangladesh cleaned up the series by winning the second Test by 78 runs at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Are Shan Masood’s captaincy days over?
In the first Test, they suffered a massive 104-run defeat against Bangladesh in Dhaka, and the hosts put in an even stronger performance, defeating Pakistan 2–0 at home for the first time.
After facing a maiden Test series whitewash in Bangladesh, Shan Masood has reportedly decided to submit his resignation as Test captain to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Shan Masood will resign.
– Shan Masood has decided to resign from the Test captaincy of Pakistan. (Geo News) pic.twitter.com/gc2JpxpTnX
– Sherry. (@CallMeSheri1_) 20 May 2026
After the embarrassing defeat in the Test series, Shan Masood admitted that Pakistan made many mistakes during the series in Bangladesh. He said that allowing Bangladesh to score 390 runs in the second innings showed that the hosts played better cricket in Sylhet.
Masood also said that Pakistan has become dominant over many people teams In Test cricket before as well, but the results don’t always go in his favour. He admitted that the team could have taken better decisions and executed their plans more cleverly during the two-match Test series.
The captain also said that learning from mistakes is an important part of the game and Pakistan now want to work hard and improve their performance. upcoming matches.
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Shan Masood apologizes to Pakistan fans
Furthermore, Masood admitted that the decision about his future as Pakistan’s Test captain is no longer under his control. He also apologized to the fans after another disappointing series and said that the team now needs to think calmly and take smart decisions instead of reacting emotionally.
“I don’t want to criticize or praise anyone. Why are we not performing well in Test cricket…? I will sit with the board and discuss it. As far as captaincy is concerned, it is for the board to decide. I can understand people’s feelings about the result and I can only apologize sincerely for the defeat, but we cannot look at things emotionally and we have to find a way to perform well in Test matches,” the captain said in the press conference.
Shan Masood’s captaincy record is bad
During this time, Shan Masood He was appointed the Test captain of Pakistan in November 2023, but his tenure has been very disappointing. From 2023 to 2026, Pakistan played 16 Test matches under his captaincy and could win only four matches while losing 12 tests.
The team suffered a 3–0 defeat in Australia and then lost both the home and away series against Bangladesh. The only positive was Pakistan’s 2–1 Test series win against England, but then they suffered a 2–0 series defeat to South Africa.
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