Sometimes, the broadcasters come up with the most hilarious blunders. This time it was the turn of former South Africa all-rounder, who during the 1st Test between PAK and SA, had a brain-fade moment, while on the commentary mic. Pollock referred to Shan Masood, the skipper of Pakistan, as the ‘captain of India’, which was instantly noticed by many, and went viral on social media.
Shan Masood Called Captain of India
The incident happened during the 39th over of the Pakistani innings on the day 1 of the match, when Pollock saw a placard displaying ‘King Babar’. To this he expressed his disbelief, that the crowd wanted the captain to be dismissed, so that they could see Babar Azam in action.
Shaun Pollock
“I can’t believe that they (crowd) want the captain of Pakistan to get out just to see Babar Azam at the crease”
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— Hassan Abbasian (@HassanAbbasian) October 12, 2025
Major Blunder by Pollock
“There’s the reason why they were upset. I can’t believe they would want Shan Masood, the captain of India to be out in order just to get Babar to the crease. You need to have a word with some of these supporters,” said Pollock on commentary. Meanwhile, Shan Masood played well for his 76.
On the other hand, Babar failed once again as he could only score 23 from 48 deliveries. The star batter has gone without an international ton, in 73 innings now. That just shows the slump in form he has had. But on the flipside, he also became the first Asian batter in the WTC, to amass 3000 runs.
As far as the match situation is concerned, Pakistan ended the day on 313/5. Imam-ul-Haq scored 93, while Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha are unbeaten on 62 and 52, respectively. All the bowlers leaked runs for SA, with Senuran Muthusamy returning with figures of 2/101.
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