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Shan Masood ready to bat for Pakistan at any number

The 32-year-old is in the form of his life as he is currently the leading run-getter in the County Championship Division Two with 826 runs in seven innings

Shan Masood ready to bat for Pakistan at any number PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan opener Shan Masood is ready to bat at any number for Pakistan if the opportunity arises for the left-hander.

The 32-year-old is in the form of his life as he is currently the leading run-getter in the County Championship Division Two with 826 runs in seven innings.

The opening pair across formats of the Pakistan men's team is settled and in order to get a place in the national side, the only option for Shan is to bat down the order. Shan reminded that he has no issues in demoting in the batting order as he has batted at the number three position for Pakistan in Tests and also for Multan Sultans in Pakistan Super League (PSL)

"I am very flexible in such matters and as I said, there is no bigger honour than to have an opportunity to play for Pakistan. I have played as an opener in domestic cricket and played at the number 3 position in the PSL for Multan Sultans, and also came in at one-down when I played Tests during Mickey Arthur's time as our Head Coach," Shan told Pak.Passion.net.

"I am not bothered about batting at any specific position as I believe that players can fulfil different roles for the team if they are given an adequate amount of opportunity. If I am ever asked to play for Pakistan again, I will consider it an honour and not complain about what batting position I have to bat in," he added.

Remember, Shan represented Pakistan in January 2021 in a Test against New Zealand. He made a comeback in the squad for the home Test series against Australia but was not awarded a chance.