India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has supplied his sympathy to Pakistan Check captain Shan Masood following the group’s disappointing sequence loss towards Bangladesh. Earlier this month, Bangladesh scripted historical past by beating Pakistan for the primary time ever in a Check sequence, pulling off a 2-0 sequence sweep in Rawalpindi. Following the loss, Shan has come beneath scrutiny for his management, with former gamers suggesting that the star batter has not been capable of elevate the spirits contained in the dressing room.
Pakistan sit eighth within the present World Check Championship (WTC) cycle and are but to win a Check to this point.
Nonetheless, Ashwin threw his weight behind Shan, calling him as an important selection of captaincy for Pakistan as a consequence of his cricketing acumen.
Ashwin feels that managing the dressing room will not be a simple job for Shan, particularly as a consequence of Babar Azam, the poster boy of Pakistan cricket, now not a part of the management group.
“I really feel terribly dangerous for somebody like Shan Masood. Shan Masood is a really sensible cricketer. I do know that man. He speaks a number of sense. He could be a actually good captain for Pakistan. However dealing with a Pakistan group at this level, the place someone like Babar Azam just isn’t the captain and he is the poster boy of Pakistan, it can’t be a simple dressing room,” Ashwin mentioned on his YouTube channel.
Nonetheless, Ashwin praised Bangladesh for his or her efficiency through the Pakistan sequence.
“After all, Bangladesh have come a great distance. I do not take something away from them. Final 12 months, once we toured Bangladesh, we knew what a very good Check aspect Bangladesh is. They have a number of expertise in Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan and so they have additionally acquired some good younger expertise,” he added.
In the meantime, Ashwin has been rested for the continued Duleep Trophy, together with high stars like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and captain Rohit Sharma.
He’ll now be seen in motion later this month when Bangladesh tour India for a two-match Check sequence.
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