“We waited 10 months for this opportunity…story has been the same,” said Pakistani captain Shan Masood after his team lost to Bangladesh in the series: Following a crushing defeat by ten wickets in the first Test, Pakistan was humiliated by six wickets in Rawalpindi on Tuesday as Bangladesh completed a 2-0 rout.
On Monday, September 2, 2024, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, during the fourth day of the second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan, second left, and his teammates demand the dismissal of Mir Hamza, second right.
Shan Masood, the captain of Pakistan, gave a direct evaluation of his team’s first-ever home Test series defeat to Bangladesh. Masood said during the post-match press conference that although Pakistan was hoping to have an influence in the Test season, the course of events has been similar to their previous Test series in Australia.
“I mean, we’ve all been really enthusiastic about the home season, so to speak, and to begin with, I’m really unhappy. We had to wait a full year for this chance. The narrative has been quite similar to that of Australia. Masood remarked, “We haven’t learnt our lessons.
“I think it’s about time we acknowledged that, despite our perceptions that we were playing excellent cricket in Australia, we weren’t winning games. We definitely need to work on it, he continued.
Following a crushing defeat by ten wickets in the first Test, Pakistan was humiliated by six wickets in Rawalpindi on Tuesday as Bangladesh completed a 2-0 rout.
But after the hosts secured six wickets early in the first innings, Masood acknowledged that there was a chance for them to seize control of the second Test.
“I believe we had two chances to bowl them out in both test matches, particularly in this one when they were 26 for 6, but we allowed them to get back into the game, and that was a consistent occurrence over the course of four test matches during my tenure,” he stated.
The following October 7–10, Pakistan will embark on a three-match Test series in England. Before the important tour, Masood signed a warning note for his colleagues.
But look, as a nation that plays Test cricket, the brutal truth is that we need to get fitter. To survive for five days, we must possess that mental and physical capacity. and to endure for a sequence of days, ranging from 10 to 15. That’s the task for the next month, and once we arrive in England, the season will be quite busy both domestically and globally. Thus, the boys must put up their best effort and return with their best, he stated.
