Pakistan won three-match Test series against England 2-1, as they beat England in the final Test by 9 wickets. For the first time in three years, Pakistan won a series in home grounds.
After this victory against England, Shan Masood gave his views about how different players did their work and appreciated all the players for all the hard work they put in the game.
“London buses, they come together. First Test win came after a long time, now the series win. This means a lot for me, the players, the coaches and the management – they came through a lot. The character says a lot, this is a special moment and you can’t take this off the team. Saud Shakeel, I can say that’s one of the best hundred I’ve seen, 70 singles, what an effort, Sajid and Noman, what can I say about them. Zahid fielded well, Jamal, he might have created a world record of a pacer to have not bowled a single ball in the Test, the biggest point of satisfaction was that we had a change in conditions, we ourselves hadn’t played on such challenging pitches before. We played in the UAE, but the challenge wasn’t there on the first two days, like it was here. We have quality in our batting and bowling, the depth is there. I’ve always said that we need to take 20 wickets to win a Test and that’s what we achieved here,” said Shan Masood in the post-match presentation.
“The job comes up with responsibility (on captaincy). It’s heartening to have young talents like Saim and Hurraira coming up, and seniors like Noman coming back into the set-up after a long time. We’ve had a lot of positives with the bat, Saud and Salman are growing as leaders. This series win is for the people of Pakistan who have suffered a lot with us, thankful for the English team, the contests between the two teams are always memorable and I wish we play more, possibly a 5-match series,” he added.
