Pakistan’s Captain Shan Masood addresses a press convention following the apply session at Multan Cricket Stadium on October 6, 2024. — ReutersÂ
MULTAN: Pakistan captain Shan Masood stated his bowlers needed to learn to take 20 wickets in a take a look at match and their opponents England had proven them the way in which after sealing an innings victory within the collection opener on Friday.
After placing up 556 on the board of their first innings, Masood’s facet squandered the benefit and allowed the vacationers to submit a colossal 823-7 declared and full an innings and 47-run win on day 5.
Regardless of no assist from a flat pitch in Multan, the vacationers bagged 19 wickets to prevail as Abrar Ahmed didn’t bat on the ultimate day as a result of sickness.
“The trick for us is that we should learn, obviously, from England as well. They found ways to get those 20 wickets. You can’t win tests without picking up 20 wickets,” Masood stated.
“As a team, we have that second innings of batting to improve but the most important thing is we must also learn how to pick 20 wickets.
“So that is the problem the facet has going ahead.”
Defeat was Pakistan’s sixth on the trot and they have now gone 11 matches without victory on home soil since beating South Africa in 2021.
Masood, who replaced Babar Azam as test skipper in November and has lost all six of his matches at the helm, said he would not shy away from responsibility in the wake of the big defeat.
“What hurts is that we’re not getting the outcomes that Pakistan deserves. We’re all making an attempt exhausting. We will give it our all, and we will attempt to flip this round,” he said.
“We’ve got to get this proper as a squad and as a cricket enjoying nation.”
Pakistan will have a chance to set the record straight when the teams meet in the second of three games starting on Tuesday and Masood welcomed the quick turnaround.
“The great thing about the sport is it at all times offers you one other probability. Life offers you one other probability,” he added.
“The short turnaround could be fairly helpful for us and we’re all wanting ahead to it.”
