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Shan Masood-led Pakistan have failed to perform in the first Test match against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi as the visitors defeated them by 10 wickets to take 1-0 lead. This is the first time in the history of cricket that Bangladesh won a Test match against Pakistan. PCB management said that the fast bowlers failed to use their advantage and the lack of a quality spinner was the main reason behind their loss.
Pakistan featured with the four pacers and they have removed the spinner from their squad citing that the pitch would help pacers but the seemed wrong as the pitch turned out to be spin-friendly.
According to Geo Super, the team management has also expressed their dissatisfaction over how the four fast bowlers performed during the encounter.
The four Pakistan fast bowlers - Shaheen Afridi, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali and Naseem Shah - failed to use the conditions to their advantage and the lack of a quality spinner proved to be a major issue. Sources told Geo Super that the senior players even expressed their disappointment.
The report further stated that the fast bowlers' inability to use the grass present on the pitch and the declining pace of the pacers were some of the topics that were discussed in the dressing room.
However, Pakistan have now announced their updated squad for the second Test match of the two-match Test series where they added spinners for the final Test match scheduled to take place on August 30 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Here is Pakistan's updated squad for 2nd Test
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abrar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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