Shan Masood, who was appointed as the new Pakistan Test captain, has discussed the team’s future direction with former captain Babar Azam ahead of the three-match Test series against Australia starting December 14th. The details of the meeting were revealed.
The Men in Green aim to build a great team with a focus on performing well in the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle. Pakistan has appointed Shan Masood as Test skipper and a new coaching staff has joined the team after the old one left.
In an interview with Cricket Pakistan, Shan Masood reveals details of his conversation with Babar Azam and says that he is the leader of the team and the need to create a leadership culture within the team. Emphasized gender.
“I had a conversation with him (Babar Azam) and it was about taking the team forward, how to take the team forward, Babar’s own role. And what you see in the future is I think it’s the following: My goal is to come into this team as a leader and create a culture where there are many leaders, instead of just one captain doing everything,” Shan Massoud said.
The 34-year-old has been appointed Test captain and will remain in charge until the end of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship cycle. A lot has changed since Pakistan pulled out of the ODI World Cup. Babar Azam resigned from his captaincy due to the team’s poor performance in mega events.
Chairman Zaka Ashraf Wanted To Meet Me And It Was A Very Sudden Story – Shan Masood
Shan Masood, who was appointed Test skipper, was playing in a one-day cup and very suddenly when he received a call from the Pakistan Cricket Board that he had to meet Zaka Ashraf on short notice. He revealed that it was an incident. .
“I was playing in the One-Day Cup and I had no idea at the time. I was in Islamabad at the time and that morning I got a call from the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board). I believe he was told to arrive in Lahore by noon.
“President Zaka Ashraf wanted to meet me. It was a last minute announcement, but I went for a day and came back for the semi-finals of the National One-Day Cup. So it was very sudden. ” added Shan Masood.
Babar Azam had an opportunity to establish himself as the leader of the Pakistan team, but he was unable to do so while leading the team and was unable to influence the team as a leader. Shan Masood is keen to lead the Pakistan team to their first Test series win in the country.
