The opening Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is heading towards a dull draw.
On a placid pitch, the hosts posted 448/6 (declared) in their first innings after being put into bat, with major contributions from Mohammad Rizwan (171) and Saud Shakeel (141).
In response, Bangladesh racked up a mammoth 565/10 on the board. Riding on Mushfiqur Rahim's 191, a 93 from Shadman Islam and fifties from Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das and Mominul Haque, the visitors took a sizeable lead of 117 runs on Day 4 of the Test match.
Pakistan’s fielding effort was also below par during Bangladesh's innings and it seemed to have infuriated their skipper, Shan Masood.
In a video doing rounds on social media, Masood was seen fuming in the Pakistan dressing room on the penultimate day of the first Test match. The cameras captured him arguing with the newly-appointed head coach Jason Gillespie.
While Shan Masood looked animated in his gestures, Gillespie quietly listened to the captain.
Here’s the clip:
Coming to the match, Pakistan ended the fourth day at 23/1, trailing Bangladesh in the second innings by 94 runs. Saim Ayub (1) was the only dismissed batter, whereas Shan Masood (9) and Abdullah Shafique (12) remained unbeaten at stumps.