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Gillespie discusses the choice to keep Shaheen and Naseem out of the second test.

Bangladesh shocked Pakistan 2-0 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.


 

The decision to keep pacers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah out of the second Test against Bangladesh, which the hosts lost by six wickets, has been discussed by Pakistan's senior red-ball coach, Jason Gillespie. 

At the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan suffered their first series loss against the Asian team, losing 2-0.

Pakistan benched Shaheen and Naseem and started three pacers, Mir Hamza, Khurram Shahzad, and Mohammad Ali. 

"We believed that the assault we launched into the park would be effective. We may argue that they did when the opposition was down 26/6, but they managed to get back into the game on their own. After the game, he observed, "At that point, not many people were talking about selection."


He continued, "We felt that this was the best bowling attack configuration to take wickets on this surface after looking at the conditions and the surface here." 

However, Shan Masood, the captain, was supported by a former Australian pacer. "I think Shan has done a great job leading the side. The truth is that as a squad, we haven't performed well.

"In certain areas, we need to get sharper, and we will." I genuinely want to support and believe in these guys since they are competent and have displayed hints of our superiority. All we need to do is do it more frequently and reliably," he continued. 

On the fifth day of the second Test, the Tigers overcame Pakistan by chasing a target of 185 runs, thanks to the experience of veterans Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan, winning their first-ever series.


Zakir Hasan, the opener for Bangladesh, gave the run chase a brilliant start by going after the Pakistani spinners. With 39 balls, the left-hander scorched 40 runs. 

After Mir Hamza broke his stumps on the team score of 58, he was the first player out. Shortly after, Shadman Islam (24), who had been defeated by Khurram Shahzad, left.

Mominul Haque and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto carried on the opening team's start. Abrar Ahmed took his first wicket when Mominul walked back for 34 after Najmol had reached 38 and been removed by Salman Ali Agha. 

Mushfiqur (22*) and Shakib (21*), who are veterans, persevered to the very end to finish the chase.

After the play was stopped early on Monday due to rain, the visitors resumed their innings today at 42-0. In the current World Test Championship, 

Pakistan has already dropped five straight Test matches—two against Bangladesh and three against Australia. 

Pakistan, with a percentage of 19.05%, is ranked ninth on the WTC points table.

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