Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has backed the decision to drop the star pace duo of Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah for the second game of the two-match series.
Pakistan endured a series whitewash against Bangladesh on Tuesday in Rawalpindi. Pakistan made a bold move before the second Test by dropping Shaheen and Naseem from the playing XI amidst their dwindling form.
The pace set-up of Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali and Khurram Shahzad worked wonders in the first innings but then faded. Masood backed the decision to exclude Shaheen and Naseem and said they play in all three formats and the team management cannot be harsh on them.
He also spoke of the need of discovering potential of other players and nurturing them for the future. "Like I said, it's never doom and gloom.