Former England cricketer and commentator David Lloyd has raised questions over the leadership capabilities of Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood, drawing parallels with legendary captains such as Imran Khan.
During an interview with a local sports platform, Lloyd opened up about Shan’s captaincy and shared his doubts about the leadership potential of the Pakistan captain.
“Shan Masood is a really nice guy but he is a reactive captain, not a proactive captain,” Lloyd stated.
“I think you’ve got to have a bit of an edge to you like [Pakistan’s former captains] Imran Khan and Javed Miandad. And Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram or Misbah-ul-Haq.
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“Now I’m not sure if Shan Masood has got that because I have seen his captaincy for Yorkshire. And I think he is a little bit behind the pace.”
Llyod emphasized the challenge posed the Ben Stokes-led England, which plays the aggressive style of cricket. He suggested that it is important for Shan to be proactive in order to effectively deal with the threat posed by the Bazball style of play.
“Playing against Bazball you have to be proactive because Stokes would try to push them back and you should be proactive,” he added.
It’s worth noting that the upcoming three-match Test series against England will be Shan Masood’s third assignment as Pakistan captain. In his last two series, Pakistan suffered heavy defeats, being whitewashed by Australia and Bangladesh.
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