Veteran India offspinner has come out in assist of Shan Masood amidst the backlash after Pakistan’s poor efficiency lately. After Pakistan’s stunning collection defeat in opposition to Bangladesh, skipper Shan Masood’s captaincy got here beneath the scanner.
Pakistan has an amazing Check document over Bangladesh and had not even misplaced a Check match earlier than this collection. However they misplaced each the Exams within the collection to provide Bangladesh a historic event of their Check cricket historical past.
Ravichandran Ashwin backs Shan Masood amidst Pakistan’s poor Check efficiency
Whereas talking on his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about Pakistan’s current efficiency in opposition to Bangladesh. Ashwin additionally expressed his views on Shan Masood’s captaincy and backed him for the management position in Pakistan.
“I really feel terribly unhealthy for any individual named Shan Masood. I’ll inform you why. Shan Masood is a really good cricketer. I do know that man. He speaks lots of sense. He is usually a actually good captain for Pakistan,” Ashwin mentioned.
Nonetheless, the 37-year-old spinner additionally claimed that main Pakistan shouldn’t be straightforward and it’ll not be a simple dressing room.
“However dealing with a Pakistan cricket group at this cut-off date, the place any individual like Babar Azam shouldn’t be the captain and he’s a poster boy for Pakistan, it can’t be a simple dressing room, proper?” he added.
Shan Masood’s captaincy document for Pakistan
Shan Masood changed Babar Azam as Pakistan’s captain in Check cricket final yr. His first project as captain was Pakistan’s Check collection in opposition to Australia through which the Males in Inexperienced have been whitewashed 3-0 by the house facet.
Since Pakistan misplaced each the Check in opposition to Bangladesh, Shan Masood is but to style a win because the captain of the facet. Consequently, the left-hander has misplaced all 5 matches as a Pakistan captain to date.
Shan Masood’s subsequent project would be the Check collection in opposition to England in October the place he’ll lead Pakistan in a three-match Check collection. Will probably be a stern check for Masood and Pakistan as they face a robust England facet which is in nice type proper now.
Ravichandran Ashwin speaks on Pakistan cricket
In the meantime, Ravichandran Ashwin additionally expressed his disbelief over the state of Pakistan cricket. He felt that it was tough to beat Pakistan some years in the past when Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, and Yasir Shah have been enjoying however it’s not the identical case now.
“Retaining all this apart, Pakistan cricket, to see the place it’s proper now, wasn’t potential 10 years in the past with Misbah, and Younis Khan, even after they used to play in UAE. Again then, it was very robust to beat Pakistan, proper? You had the likes of Yasir Shah, you had the likes of a few left-arm spinners coming in. All these guys, to the place they’re proper now, I can not imagine it,” the offspinner added.
Ravichandran Ashwin will probably be in motion in opposition to Bangladesh in a two-match Check collection. Ashwin hasn’t performed a lot cricket lately and has performed the TNPL 2024 the place he led Dindigul Dragons to a title win.
The primary Check of the collection between India and Bangladesh will probably be performed in Chennai whereas the second will probably be performed in Kanpur. The collection will start on September 19. After the Exams, each groups will face one another in a three-match T20I collection.
