{"id":36253,"date":"2022-06-24T07:47:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=36253"},"modified":"2022-06-24T07:47:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:47:54","slug":"shan-masood-opens-up-about-his-recent-success-with-the-bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2022\/36253\/","title":{"rendered":"Shan Masood opens up about his recent success with the bat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE (National Times) &#8211; Pakistani Test cricketer Shan Masood has recently opened up about his recent success with the bat.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old has been in a splendid form while playing for Derbyshire in county cricket and has scored over 1000 runs across formats.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan opening batter Shan Masood has revealed that he has started playing cricket a bit more freely which has been the reason behind his recent successes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last two years and especially since October, I have started playing cricket more freely. I go out there and enjoy myself while not worrying about the past and future and that has helped me,\u201d Shan said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m trying to do is take it a game at a time, a session at a time, just trying to stay in the present,\u201d he further added.<\/p>\n<p>The left-hander further praised Derbyshire head coach Mickey Arthur and admitted he has had a huge role in his development as a player over the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spent three years in Pakistan and I would say that a lot of my development took as he is 100 per cent honest, even if it\u2019s brutal. That honesty comes from a very good place, from a place where he wants you to do better and expects you to do better,\u201d said Masood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI consider myself lucky to have a guy who\u2019s going to give me an honest opinion and going to be there for me no matter what. He\u2019s always somebody that will put himself on the line for his players, loves his players, and is great at managing his players. I think he\u2019s taking this county to another level,\u201d the left-hander concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE (National Times) &#8211; Pakistani Test cricketer Shan Masood has recently opened up about his recent success with the bat. The 32-year-old has been in a splendid form while playing for Derbyshire in county cricket and has scored over 1000 runs across formats. 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