Pak vs Ban Test Soud as a vice captain
When he was asked about the details of this plan, Shakeel said (to Afridi) “Aap ko samajh aati hai. Tumhaare peechey hi to dimagh hai”. When Islamabad-based reporters asked about how the team’s workload management was for Shaheen, Saud turned it around by saying: “Ask this better from Shaheen. It’s not my concern.”
Which should also include Saud as the vice-captain, a measure that was duly pointed out by one of reporters. Saud did agree with that but insisted, “Shaheen is our main bowler so team management will take a good decision for him.
The 20-year-old will be captaining the Pakistan Shaheens for their upcoming four-day match against Bangladesh ‘A’ starting from Tuesday. This fixture is been considered as the final dress-up for the forthcoming Pak vs Ban Test series.
The squad for this fixture consists of Test team members Kashif Bhatti, Kamran Ghulam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali and Naseem Shah besides Saim Ayub if he bats.
Saud had said that the four-day match will be good practice for Pak vs Ban Test series Star also quoted an official as saying, “This match will help brush up our skills ahead of the Pak vs Ban Test series. Furthermore, it will be a very valuable match since many members of the Bangladesh Test squad are also part of the Bangladesh ‘A’ team,” stated Saudadic.
Following this four-day match, eight more Test probables will augment the national squad and replacements for Pakistan Shaheens to be named ‘in due time’ during ongoing series against Bangladesh ‘A’.