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Shan Masood to lead Yorkshire in County Championship 2023-24

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HEADINGLEY: The Yorkshire County Cricket Club has appointed Pakistan’s left-handed batter Shan Masood as the captain for the next edition of the County Championship, club’s coach Ottis Gibson confirmed on Wednesday.

After turning down an offer from Derbyshire earlier this season, the Pakistani batter inked a two-year contract with the Headingley-based club. He will replace England’s Steven Patterson in the role.

Gibson, in a media interaction at Headingley, shared that Pakistan batter Shan, who made a move to Yorkshire from Derbyshire is poised to lead the county side in all competitions next summer amid his two-year-long contract.

“The conversation we’ve had with Shan is that he is going to be club captain going forward,” said Gibson.

“The players know that. Shan is going to be club captain, and he will bring his own style of leadership.”

It is worth noting that, following Yorkshire’s defeat to Gloucestershire, it is uncertain if Shan will lead the side in Division I or Division II. Yorkshire needs a massive favour from Hampshire against second-bottom Warwickshire at Edgbaston tomorrow after suffering their sixth defeat in the last eight games of the summer.

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Shan Masood signs two-year deal with Yorkshire

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LEEDS: Pakistan opening batter Shan Masood signed a two-year deal with Yorkshire Country Cricket Club (CCC) after a successful season for Derbyshire this year. 

Shan, who amassed 1,774 runs for Derbyshire this season, will join Yorkshire for the 2023 county season and represent the team for the next two years.

Shan expressed his pleasure over joining the likes of former Pakistan skippers Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and  Sarfaraz Ahmed, who represented the club in the past.

“I’m delighted to have signed for Yorkshire,” said the left-handed batter as quoted by Espncricinfo.

“The pedigree and the history of Yorkshire CCC is massive and to play at Headingley week in week out is a dream. To follow in the footsteps of the three Pakistan captains (Inzamam ul Haq, Younis Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed) that have represented Yorkshire is really exciting.”

Furthermore, the 32-years-old cricketer stated that he was looking forward to sharing the dressing room with some really talented players including the current England players like Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Dawid Malan and Harry Broo

“I’m also looking forward to working with Ottis Gibson again, having worked closely with him in the PSL (Pakistan Super League) this year,” he added.

It is pertinent to mention here that Shan played his last Test for Pakistan in January 2021 and has been part of the team’s Test squads for the home series against Australia and Sri Lanka tour, but remained on the bench for both series.

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