The Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie has revealed a statement that the red ball cricket captain Shan Masood for the upcoming England test series which begins in the second week of October.
Masood has faced Scrutiny after five consecutive defeats as captain starting with a defeat in the Australia series. Since then they faced a 2-0 defeat against Bangladesh at home which was Gillespie’s first assignment as captain.
The upcoming three-match test series with England, where Joe Root is 71 away from surpassing Alastair Cook as the all-time leading run scorer for England in men’s Tests, begins in Multan on Monday.
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While speaking on a podcast, Gillespie said of Masood, “Shan has got a very clear plan on how the Test side should play and we are completely aligned on that.”
“There are things people don’t see and I’ve been really impressed by his communication with the players and how he’s gone about doing his job.”
Gillespie added that he believes part of the issue is improving the fitness of the team. “We can’t afford to have players in international cricket who are not fit or strong enough to negotiate the rigours of the game.
“What I’ve learned from the Bangladesh series is that we’ve got some wonderful players, but we need to be more consistent. We’ve got the skills but we need to keep fine-tuning them. “There’s also been plenty of talks around fitness and we’re making sure that it’s a key component for us going forward.”
Currently, England secured 4th position while Pakistan secured the seventh position in the WTC points table. England will be facing Pakistan after a 2-1 victory against Sri Lanka at home.
Coming to the tour, The first match of the test series will be played between October 07 and 11 at Multan Cricket Stadium.
