{"id":16932,"date":"2026-05-18T15:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/18\/pakistans-shan-masood-included-in-iccs-special-jury-to-pick-greatest-cricketers-of-last-25-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:58:06","slug":"pakistans-shan-masood-included-in-iccs-special-jury-to-pick-greatest-cricketers-of-last-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=16932","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan&#8217;s Shan Masood included in ICC&#8217;s special jury to pick greatest cricketers of last 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131180827,imgsize-38770,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shan-masood-ap-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan's Shan Masood included in ICC's special jury to pick greatest cricketers of last 25 years\" title=\"Shan Masood (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Pakistan Test captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shan-masood\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shan Masood<\/a> has been named in the International Cricket Council\u2019s (ICC) special jury formed to select the greatest international cricketers of the last 25 years. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>His inclusion has caught many by surprise, especially with Pakistan currently struggling in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Masood is one of two representatives from Pakistan on the panel, alongside legendary fast bowler <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/wasim-akram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Wasim Akram<\/a>. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>According to reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board recommended Masood\u2019s name while the ICC was finalising the jury. Despite criticism over Pakistan\u2019s recent Test performances, the PCB reportedly believes Masood\u2019s cricketing knowledge and leadership experience make him suitable for such a role.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The ICC panel includes several prominent former and current cricketers from around the world. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>India is represented by Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravi Shastri. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Other notable names include David Gower, Ian Bishop, Mark Boucher, Greg Chappell, Matthew Hayden, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson and Eoin Morgan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Future uncertain for Masood<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Masood\u2019s future as Pakistan Test captain remains uncertain. Pakistan are staring at another defeat in Bangladesh, which could increase pressure on the left-handed batter. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Reports suggest he may now reconsider taking up a senior administrative role with the PCB.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Last year, Masood had reportedly been offered the post of Director International Cricket and Players Affairs by the board. However, he declined the offer at the time because he wanted to complete the current ICC World Test Championship cycle as captain.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Reports now indicate that Masood could be more open to accepting the role, considering his academic background and growing experience in leadership positions within Pakistan cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/pakistans-shan-masood-included-in-iccs-special-jury-to-pick-greatest-cricketers-of-last-25-years\/articleshow\/131180355.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has been named in the International Cricket Council\u2019s (ICC) special jury formed to select the greatest international cricketers of the last 25 years. His inclusion has caught many by surprise, especially with Pakistan currently struggling in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh.Masood is one of two representatives from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}