No rift with Shaheen Afridi: Shan Masood on viral video

Pakistan captain Shan Masood has clarified that he has no rift with pacer Shaheen Afridi and the viral video on social media doesnt depict the real story.

A video had went viral where Masood can be seen standing next to Shaheen during a team hurdle when the latter removed the skipper’s arms from his shoulders.

However, after losing the Test series 0-2, Masood gave a clarification on the matter and suggested that he touch the same place on Shaheen’s shoulder where he got hit by Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana earlier in the game.

“There’s nothing more to it,” Masood stated, downplaying any suggestions of discord.

“I think there was an incident going around where I had put my hands on Shaheen’s shoulder, and he had shrugged it off. He was not angry with me. He had got hit by Nahid Rana, and I had touched that exact place,” Masood said during the post-match press conference.

Bangladesh beat Pakistan with their first-ever Test series win over them.
Pakistan’s last home win was in December 2021 against South Africa at Rawalpindi. Masood has suffered a second consecutive clean sweep since he was elevated to the Test skipper last year, having lost to Australia 3-0.