Pakistan’s shocking defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in the first test has created a stir feeling of Dissatisfaction in Pakistani dressing room, As reports has claimed Controversy between captain Shan Masood and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi.
After this Pakistan lost the first test to Bangladesh in Dhaka. to fail to expand A Lead in the first innings. Mohammad Rizwan Was Creature After this he was accused of being out on just 59 runs. have played A quick shot.
Being a senior cricketer, the coaching staff could not criticize the wicketkeeper batsman but asked him to realize his responsibility. They were bundled out for just 163 runs in the second innings and lost the game by a huge margin.
Shan Masood blames Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi’s lack of pace for defeat against Bangladesh
Pakistan’s shocking defeat triggered a massive war of words. between Senior players in the team dressing room after the dispute between the captain Shan Masood And underperforming fast bowling Leader Shaheen Afridi.
“A disgruntled Shan pointed the finger at Shaheen for the lack of pace in the fast bowling attack, which averaged 132 kmph, which was much lower than Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana, who averaged 145 kmph,” sources told Telecom Asia Sport.
“Due to lack of pace we failed to create pressure and that is worrying,” Shan Masood told the bowlers.
Shan Masood put the entire blame on the fast bowler; However, he Only successful Take Five wickets in both innings of the match at an economy of around 3.5. However, he was not effective in the match, as the red ball could not function without intense pace.
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Shaheen hit back at the Pakistani captain and said, “Focus on your performance with the bat.”
In return for harsh comments But Shaheen AfridiPakistan’s fast bowler reprimanded the captain of the red ball team. He said that the team instead They are struggling due to batting failure and the captain himself should focus on his performance.
“Shaheen hit back and blamed his poor batting for failing to take the lead in the first innings and asked the captain to focus on his performance with the bat,” the source said.
Shan Masood, captain of Pakistan team, Only managed to make a comeback with a score of nine And Two In both innings of the first test. This was the lowest return among the top four batsmen From one of the two both sides.
Pakistan slips in WTC points table with eight points
To add to the heavy necklace, Pakistan Eight points were set for has maintained slow over rate, and this led the Pakistan sliding team eighth Post Only West Indies are above the points table, having not won a game in the WTC yet.
The source said, “The blame for the slow overrate lies entirely on captain Shan, as the team analysts were continuously informing him about the slow overrate session after session, but the captain and the bowlers failed to control it. This is a big blow to Pakistan’s WTC (World Test Championship) prospects.”
Shaheen Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test, and khurram shehzad Has been included in the eleven, while Babar Azam is also likely to return against opener Imam-ul-Haq.
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