Pakistan: The popularity of cricket in Asian countries is not hidden from anyone. This game is most popular in India. Every child here dreams of becoming a cricketer when he grows up. This is the reason why there is never a shortage of talented players in this country. The situation is similar in the neighboring country Pakistan. This country has also given so many good players to the cricket world.

Currently, the Pak cricket team has great players like Babar Azam and Shan Masood. The whole world talks about Babar. Technically, this batsman is considered very capable.

However, not much is discussed about Shan. This left-handed batsman is one of the best players of red ball cricket. He has proved his mettle many times. The 34-year-old player proved this by scoring a double century in the county.

When the captain of Pakistan scored a double century

Shan Masood, who captains Pakistan in Test cricket, continuously plays in the County Championship held in England. He once created a sensation by scoring a double century. Actually this incident is of April 14, 2022. The match was being played between Derbyshire and Sussex. If we talk about this match, then Derbyshire decided to bat first after winning the toss.

The team, which came to bat first, lost two wickets at a score of 91. However, Shan Masood, who was at the second spot, batted brilliantly. He thrashed the opposition bowlers fiercely.

The left-handed batsman faced 340 balls and scored 239 runs with the help of 24 fours. Apart from him, Wayne Madsen, who came to bat in the lower order, also played a brilliant innings of 111 runs and put his team in a good position.

The situation of this match was something like this

Derbyshire declared the innings after scoring 505 runs in the first innings. On the other hand, Sussex's team was all out after scoring only 174 runs in the first innings. Playing follow-on, this team batted well in the second innings and managed to score 513 runs. Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara also scored a double century from their side.

With the consent of both the captains, this match ended in a draw.