Pakistan skipper Shan Masood became the country's first ever captain to lose a Test match against Bangladesh, at Rawalpindi on Sunday, August 25.
Bangladesh defeated the hosts Pakistan by 10 wickets after taking a 117-run lead in their first inning.
After the hosts declared their inning at 448/6, the visitors went on to score 565 runs on board, and then bowled out Pakistan for 146 runs.
The shocking defeat was not taken well by the fans on social media as they went into a rage, taking their frustrations out on the captain Masood, under whom Pakistan had failed to win any Test matches.
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How did fans react to Shan Masood-led Pakistan's defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test match?
Pakistan fans were not happy when they took to the social media platform X (formerly twitter) following the team's 10-wicket defeat to rivals Bangladesh in the first Test match at Rawalpindi.
A lot of fans blamed the skipper for their embarrassing defeat against a team that they have quite easily dominated in the past. Moreover, since taking over the captaincy, this was Masood's fourth consecutive defeat.
Here is how some of the Pakistan fans reacted and trolled their skipper:
Shan Masood batting record in Test cricket for Pakistan
Several Pakistan fans have long been of the opinion that Masood did not deserve to be made as the team's captain, suggesting that he was appointed in role only for his ability to speak good English, and not for his batting talent.
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 64 | 1798 | 28.09 | 9 | 4 | 156 |
Shan Masood is 35 years old, averages 28 with bat but still he was made captain because he can speak good English 😂😭😂
— JSK (@imjsk27) August 25, 2024
Shan Masood - First Pakistan captain to lose against Bangladesh in Test cricket
Not only has Masood become the first Pakistan captain to lose against Bangladesh in Test cricket, but he is also the country's first ever skipper to lose his first four matches. The fans did not fail to remind him about the embarrassing stat.
shan masood becomes the first ever pak captain in 70 years to lose first 4 test matches. also becomes the first one in our history to lose a test match against ban. the most humiliating defeat for us in test cricket.
— Ahmed. (@ahmxidd) August 25, 2024
happens when you prefer language skills over leadership skills
Babar Azam fans had also joined in on the trolling as Masood had taken over the Test captaincy from the latter but has so far massively failed in his leadership role.
Shan Masood enjoying the winning moments... but for Bangladesh! That smile says it all. pic.twitter.com/KhZcfTk1Qg
— Googly🔥 (@mzbukh) August 25, 2024
Many fans and experts including Rashid Latif had criticized Masood for declaring when Pakistan was 448/6 in the first inning, which they felt was too early, as it backfired in hindsight.
One fan rated his captaincy a three out of 10.
Rate Aggressive captain Shan Masood's Captaincy out of 10?
— Wasim Akram🇵🇰 (@Wasi__Akram) August 25, 2024
Mine: 3/10#PAKvsBAN #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/R2PHawBFQL
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