Pakistan cricketer Ahmad Shehzad didn’t maintain again in his criticism of Masood, brazenly questioning his captaincy expertise through the Take a look at match in Rawalpindi. Shehzad accused Masood of missing a primary understanding of Take a look at cricket and criticized his efficiency each as a captain and a batter.
In a video shared on social media platform X, Shehzad expressed his dismay at how followers are actually shedding curiosity in watching Pakistan play cricket. “Every time Pakistan has a match, folks flip off their TVs. And that is one thing I am telling you from the general public’s perspective. In the event you go to the folks, you’ll perceive what they’re saying. You may’t management the followers anymore,” Shehzad mentioned.Shehzad went on to criticize Masood’s tactical selections through the sport, together with his collection of the taking part in XI and his incapacity to learn the pitch accurately. “You’re the captain of the Pakistan crew now, however there isn’t a readability about your imaginative and prescient. There’s no understanding of your taking part in XI. You could not even learn the pitch. You did not play a spinner. The reasons you gave within the press convention, about managing participant workloads with a fourth quick bowler, have been incorrect. The model of cricket we need to play, you defined it fallacious,” Shehzad acknowledged.
Additional questioning Masood’s management qualities, Shehzad remarked, “Aapki apni efficiency kuch nahi hai. Koi management expertise aapne dikhayi nahi is pure match ke ander ke. Samajh aati hai aapki bowlers ne efficiency nahi kiya, unka caliber yahi hai. Samajh aati he ki aapki batsmen ne bura khele paanchwe din, caliber yehi hai. Lekin aap ne bhi as a frontrunner kuch nahi kiya [Your own performance is nothing. You did not show any leadership skills throughout the match. I understand if your bowlers underperformed—that’s their caliber. I understand if your batsmen played poorly on the fifth day—that’s their level. But as a leader, you did nothing].”
Shehzad emphasised the significance of data and strategic pondering in Take a look at cricket. “In Take a look at cricket, there’s sufficient time and a lot to do, however for that, you want information. It is advisable to be sensible. It is advisable to perceive this stuff to execute them by way of your gamers. If you do not have the information your self, how will you information your gamers? When there are some minor successes, like a small partnership, you begin making pressured selections, transferring fielders round unnecessarily, making an attempt to indicate you are doing one thing,” he continued.
In his closing remarks, Shehzad was blunt about Masood’s shortcomings as a captain, saying, “You are simply making an attempt to cowl your face. The issue is that each resolution has a way behind it, and you do not know the tactic. We all know that you do not know. But, you’re the captain of the Pakistan crew.”
The robust phrases from Shehzad replicate the rising frustration and disappointment inside the cricketing neighborhood and amongst followers. With Pakistan set to face Bangladesh once more within the second Take a look at, the strain is mounting on Masood and the crew to ship a turnaround efficiency.
