Former England cricketer Nasser Hossain has criticized Pakistan captain Shan Masood for not being able to handle Ben Duckket with his bowlers. Nasser Hossain also cited the example of how Pat Cummins used his captaincy skills during the Ashes by setting the field for Zak Crawley from the 1st ball.
England vs Pakistan 2nd Test is underway at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, Pakistan. Pakistan batted first and got all out for 366 in the 1st innings. Saim Ayub (77), Kamran Ghulam (118).
By the end of day 2, England are 239-6 and trail by 127 runs. Sajid Khan has picked 4 wickets thus far and Noman Ali has got 2 wickets to his name while Matthew Potts (2), Potts (3), Jack Leach (1), and Shoaib Bashir (1) were the ones to grab the wickets in the 1st innings for England.
Ben Duckett slammed a century in the 1st innings. He added 114 runs on the board off 129 balls with 16 fours. Notably, he also set up a partnership of 73 with opener Zak Crawley.
It’s about angles! Nasser Hussain criticizes Shan Masood’s inability to handle Ben Duckett’s batting
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain revealed how Shan Massod should have tried and tested some tactics against Ben Duckett in the 1st innings.
Like a batter, Nasser Hussain also showed how Ben Duckket plays sweeps and how Shan Masood could have troubled him with his bowlers in the ongoing game in Multan. According to Nasser Hossain, it is all about angles.
“When we had tours of the subcontinent, Duncan Fletcher was a massive believer in the sweep. He loved to play that slog sweep, he loved Marcus Trescothick for the sweeps he had, he loved Graham Thorpe”, Nasser Hussain said.
“It is a nightmare as an opposition captain, but as a left-hander, Ben Duckkett must know that if he’s got Nouman Ali bowling outside off stump, out here, when he plays that hard sweep, it is impossible to hit it hard just on angles”,
“The game’s about angles. If it’s out there in the rough, it is impossible to do that. He might scoop you there, but the hard sweep is either going to go in front, or it’s going to go square”.Nasser Hussain further said.
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Watch: Nasser Hussain teaches Shan Masood with Pat Cummins’ example
Nasser Hussain also gave more inputs on the matter to his colleague Michael Atherton. When the latter interrupted him over his opinions, Hussain gave Pat Cummins’ examples citing how the Australian captain was aggressive from ball 1 during the Ashes.
‘Masood looked lost!’
Nasser and Athers contemplate how Pakistan can deal with Ben Duckett’s sweeps and reverse sweeps 💭 pic.twitter.com/QNEXP9ZoTy
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Pakistan dropped 4 players from the series after 1st Test loss
Interestingly, Pakistan’s management also dropped 4 crucial players for the 2nd Test and 3rd Tests of the series. Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and, Babar Azam were dropped from the side for the rest of the games after the loss in the 1st Test.
Pakistan Cricket has been in a state of turmoil for a very long time across all formats. After the 2022 T20 World Cup final, the Men in Green have lost the 2023 Asia Cup, 2023 ODI World Cup, 2024 T20 World Cup and has also failed to qualify for the final of the ICC World Test Championship for the 3rd time in a row.
Prior to the England series, they had lost 2-0 to Bangladesh in a home Test series, reaching a historic low as this turned out to be Pakistan’s 1st test loss vs Bangladesh at home.
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