Pakistani captain's big words, told this 24 year old player to be better than Virat Kohli

Pakistan cricket team is currently on the backfoot. Pakistan cricket team is facing constant criticism after suffering a crushing defeat in the Test series at home at the hands of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood has given such a statement which has made him the target of many people. Pakistan cricket team is ready to play test series against England at home. This 3-match test series will start from October 7 in Multan.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood has given a big statement which many people are not liking. Actually, Shan Masood has spoken too much in praise of Pakistan's opening batsman Abdullah Shafiq. He has described this 24 year old batsman as better than Virat Kohli. While addressing the media, he said this big thing.

Big statement of Shan Masood

Citing a comparison of statistics between Virat Kohli and Abdullah Shafiq, Masood, in response to a question, said that the Pakistan opener's statistics in Test cricket are better than those of the star Indian batsman in his initial years. Pakistan Test team has been announced for the first Test of the series against England. Shan Masood has been retained as the captain of the team while fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has returned to the team. Shaheen did not get a place in the second and final Test against Bangladesh. In such a situation, journalists questioned Shan Masood that whether it is Abdullah Shafiq or Sam Ayub, the same type of players are playing T20 and Test. In response to this, the captain replied that he does not think your question is correct…He agrees that Pakistan has not played good cricket in 2024 but it is wrong to mix and compare Test performance with T20.

Shafiq better than Kohli?

He further said that things should be looked at objectively. You talk about statistics. The other day he kept looking at the record that Abdullah Shafiq, who has played 19 Tests, has a better record than Virat Kohli. There is no doubt that Shafiq's figures in the first 19 Test matches may be better than Kohli's, but this statement of Shan Masood has started a new kind of debate. Let us tell you, in the first 19 Test matches, Virat Kohli played 32 innings and scored 1178 runs at an average of 40.62, while Shafiq scored 1372 runs in 36 innings of 19 matches at an average of 40.35. The thing to note here is that Shafiq has played 4 more innings than Kohli.

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