'My performances reflect why I've had a stop-start career'

Jul 3, 2017: Opener Shan Masood blames his inconsistent batting for the spells he has spent out of the Pakistan team

Karachi Whites v Islamabad, Regional One Day Cup, 1st semi-final, Karachi

Shahzaib 171 leads Karachi Whites to final

Jan 23, 2017: It was tale of two centuries at the National Stadium in Karachi with Karachi Whites opener Shahzaib Hasan's 171 trumping Islamabad opener Shan Masood's 136

Pakistan in England 2016

Misbah's triumph, Younis' best at the last

Aug 15, 2016: After Pakistan fought back to share the Test series 2-2, ESPNcricinfo rates the players involved in the enthralling tussle

Worcestershire v Pakistanis, Tour match, New Road, 1st day

Masood and Azhar score confidence-boosting half-centuries

Jul 29, 2016: Shan Masood all but confirmed his place in the Pakistan side for the third Test at Edgbaston with a patient half-century in the tour game against Worcestershire

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Shan Masood returns to familiar surroundings

Jul 13, 2016: Few of the players involved in the opening Test will know the surroundings of St John's Wood quite as well as him

Somerset v Pakistanis, Taunton, 1st day

Younis and Shafiq ensure calmness in the air

Jul 3, 2016: There may be more impressive individual performances and more action-packed days in the next two or three months but, in the context of this Pakistan tour, this was an almost perfect start.

Pakistan news

Consistency is the key to move forward - Masood

Jun 2, 2016: Shan Masood, who is one of the openers in contention for Pakistan's tour of England, hopes to establish himself in the national side with consistent performances

Pakistan v England 2015-16

Misbah the rock, Yasir the match-winner

Nov 6, 2015: The Pakistan captain had plenty of strong options to call upon as he led the way to another series win in the UAE

Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Dubai, 1st day

Masood reasserts opening claim

Oct 22, 2015: His spot looked vulnerable after twin Abu Dhabi failures but Shan Masood produced a confident response to the doubters in Dubai

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day

Masood makes opportunity count

Jul 6, 2015: Drafted in as a replacement for Mohammad Hafeez, Shan Masood produced a match-turning and potentially match-winning fourth-innings century in Pallekele

Sri Lanka Board President's XI v Pakistanis, Colombo, 2nd day

Draw after Tharanga, Karunaratne fifties

Jun 12, 2015: Openers Shan Masood, Dimuth Karunaratne and Upul Tharanga all hit fifties, and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay claimed three wickets, on the final day of the Pakistanis' warm up against the Sri Lanka Board President 's XI in Colombo

Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2015

Shehzad, Masood picked for SL Tests; Ajmal dropped

Jun 3, 2015: Ahmed Shehzad and Shan Masood have been included in Pakistan's 15-man squad for the Test series in Sri Lanka in June while offspinner Saeed Ajmal has been left out

ICC news

Hawk-Eye admits technical error in Masood dismissal

Dec 10, 2014: Hawk-Eye officials have admitted that their review technology made an error in a decision to give Pakistan opener Shan Masood out in the second Test against New Zealand in Dubai last month

Pakistan news

Pakistan's revolving door to Test cricket

Dec 31, 2013: Pakistan have failed to find a settled XI in Test cricket. ESPNcricinfo profiles those players handed a debut in 2013

President's Trophy 2013-14

Gul takes 11 to guide Habib Bank to win

Dec 15, 2013: Umar Gul's 11-wicket haul paved the way for Habib Bank's innings-and-60-run win over Port Qasim Authority in Sialkot

President's Cup One-Day Tournament 2013-14

Farhat, Masood fifties set up Habib Bank win

Nov 22, 2013: A round-up of the President's Cup one-day trophy matches that took place on November 22, 2013

President's Trophy 2013-14

KRL on top of table after draw

Nov 3, 2013: A round-up of the President's Trophy matches on November 3, 2013

Pakistan v South Africa, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

From wildcard to senior

Oct 15, 2013: Khurram Manzoor looked tentative on his Pakistan comeback but, two Tests later, made a century against the No. 1 Test attack alongside a debutant opening partner

Pakistan v South Africa, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

Manzoor ton breaks top-order drought

Oct 15, 2013: Pakistan's new opening pair, Khurram Manzoor and Shan Masood, put on 135 runs and heaped the pressure on South Africa

Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14

Shehzad and Masood added to Test squad

Oct 10, 2013: Ahmed Shehzad and Shan Masood, both of whom are yet to play a Test, have been added to the Pakistan squad for the Test series against South Africa in the UAE