{"id":39588,"date":"2023-12-25T07:16:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T07:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/masood-reveals-reason-for-replacing-sarfaraz-with-rizwan-for-second-test\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T07:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T07:16:29","slug":"masood-reveals-reason-for-replacing-sarfaraz-with-rizwan-for-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/masood-reveals-reason-for-replacing-sarfaraz-with-rizwan-for-second-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Masood reveals reason for replacing Sarfaraz with Rizwan for second Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan Test captain, Shan Masood, has shed light on the decision to replace Sarfaraz Ahmed with Mohammad Rizwan for the upcoming second Test against Australia in Melbourne.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The move comes on the back of a dismal performance by Sarfaraz in the first Test, where the team suffered a crushing 360-run defeat at the hands of the Aussies.<\/p>\n

“We think Rizwan is ready and we can give Sarfaraz a little bit of a break to recoup and come back,” Shan Masood said.<\/p>\n

“It’s more of a tactical decision in terms of the conditions and what we can get out of each player,” he added.<\/p>\n

Masood acknowledged the challenging conditions in Perth and emphasized the need for a strategic approach tailored to each player.<\/p>\n

“It was hard out there in Perth. But I still feel there were some positives that probably we didn’t do back when we were here in 2019. We don’t want to force people to play a certain way. But we’ve sort of outlined certain things that we want to do better.”\u00a0Pakistan captain\u00a0Shan Masood\u00a0on the style of cricket Pakistan want to play in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that the Men in Green suffered a humiliating defeat against the hosts in the opening Perth Test. Given a challenging target of 450 runs, the visiting team was dismissed for a mere 89 runs in the second innings.<\/p>\n

Australia named an unchanged XI on Monday for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as they look to seal the series against Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Pakistan has also revealed a 12-member squad for the second Test, with the official starting lineup set to be disclosed tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Australia XI:<\/strong> David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (capt), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood<\/p>\n

Pakistan XII:<\/strong> Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (capt), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Aamer Jamal, Sajid Khan
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