Newly appointed Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has highlighted six Pakistan players to watch out for in the upcoming three-match Test series against Australia. The series will begin on December 14 in Perth.
Addressing a press conference after the ceremony of the upcoming four-day warm-up match against PM-XI, Shan Masood expressed confidence in the versatility and capabilities of these players. He highlighted the potential for him to pose unique challenges to the Australian batsmen.
“We have six other guys with Shaheen, each of whom represents a different type of threat to the batsmen. We have two first class players like Mir Hamza who is a left arm bowler, he also played some county cricket, he played a couple of Test matches, we have Khurram Shehzad who was the biggest bowler. of land in our national season. We thought we could use someone like Mohammad Wasim Jr, who can add a bit of pace if the ball moves back. He can be useful at the SCG, he will be quite useful.” Masood said.
Pakistan’s new captain Shan Masood shows confidence in his players
Shan Masood expanded the range of options by naming two all-rounders who can make an impact and be adept with both bat and ball. He talked about Aamer Jamal and Faheem Ashraf being two integral options for the team.
“Aamer Jamal is an all-rounder we are keeping an eye on, he works with good length hammers who could be useful here and we hope Faheem Ashraf grows in this role and gives us something with the bat and something good. with the ball, so we have a lot of options and hopefully we will see what we come up with tomorrow and that could reflect what we could do in the test match.” He concluded.
Pakistan Cricket will be in action for the first time since their exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The Men in Green did not have an auspicious World Cup and Babar Azam He was forced to resign from the captain’s position. Shan Masood has been given leadership responsibilities in the red-ball format and it will be interesting to see how he plans to take the team to new heights in the longer format.
Pakistan They will seek to beat Australia on their home turf and take revenge for the defeat they suffered against the Australians in the World Cup. However, Australia at home is one of the most dangerous teams to play against. They recently won the ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship. Can Pakistan beat the world champions at home?
