‘Injury Affected Us’, Babar Reveals Masood Fractured His Finger In Test Defeat To WI
Brian Lara Cricket Academy: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that former skipper Shan Masood suffered a finger fracture during the first Test against West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, admitting that the injury severely disrupted the visitors in their 90-run defeat.
Masood hurt his finger while batting during Pakistan's first innings and was forced to drop down to number eight in the second innings. His absence from the top order proved costly as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 on the final day, marking their eighth consecutive Test loss on foreign soil.
"Yes, Shan Masood’s injury affected us because, unfortunately, his finger is fractured, so we definitely missed him. At the same time, when you’re facing the new ball, you have to survive the first 20 overs, build partnerships, and then, as the ball gets older, the pitch becomes easier to bat on. We couldn’t put together those partnerships," Babar was quoted as saying by the ICC on Wednesday. Read More...
