ISLAMABAD, AUG 11: Captain of the national test team Shan Masood said that the home red ball championship is about to begin and there will be a total of nine test matches this year while seven among them are being held in Pakistan.
During the press conference on Sunday, Masood added that Pakistan is playing a test match after ten months and the management has been changed but the team will try our best to perform in every test match.
He said: “I guarantee no max-fixing element is present in the Pakistan team.”
Shan Masood hopes to bring happiness to the nation same as Arshad Nadeem has brought. He further says that he guarantees that players will play for the country and match-fixing factor will be zero.
Pakistan won against Sri Lanka by two nil, so must win as many tests as possible as nobody feels good when the team loses. Team selection is done according to the requirement of the Pakistan team and suggested that players must be mentally tough as it plays a curtail role in cricket.
“Young players are encouraged to be trained under their seniors and coaches and hope that they will learn the tips and tricks of Test cricket,” he said.
Stars like Abrar Saud Shakeel were also found in the previous season, he added.