LAHORE, June 10(ABC): Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has backed opening batter Shan Masood to make a comeback to the team despite being snubbed from the limited-overs series against the West Indies.
Hafeez, while speaking to digital media outlet, said that Pakistan needs to use Shan to face the middle-over difficulties.
“We have a product ready in the form of Shan Masood, we should think that a player like him, although he is an opener. I am not saying that we should make changes in our top three, but for the sake of our team, if we have a product ready, then we shouldn t waste it,” Hafeez said.
“Shan is a technically very solid batsman and has all the shots plus he is very fit. So a player like him who can win matches and score hundreds for the team, then it shouldn t be a problem,” he added.
In addition to praising Shan, Hafeez also identified Kamran Ghulam as another future prospect.
“And then you should find players for the fourth, fifth, and sixth number. Pakistan has some very good middle-order batsmen. Kamran Ghulam is a very good player, and he has beaten the Pakistan system, and despite that, we are not giving him the due respect,” he concluded.
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam while talking to media ahead of the ODI series against West Indies, said that Shan plays in the opening order and is in brilliant form, sending him in the middle-order will be an unjust decision.
Pakistan beat West Indies in the first ODI of the series by five wickets and with four balls to spear. While the second and third matches of the series will be played on June 10 and 12 respectively.