Playing in County was a very big stepping stone for making into Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad, says Shan Masood

Shan Masood credited playing in England's County Cricket as a very big stepping stone to making it to Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad. Masood is yet to make a debut in the shortest format of the game.

Pakistan batter Shan Masood credited England's County Cricket after being named in his national team's T20 World Cup squad.

The 32-year-old Masood, who is yet to debut in T20Is, pipped Fakhar Zaman in Pakistan's squad for the ICC event in Australia next month. However, Masood could play his first-ever T20I match when Pakistan take on England in the seven-match T20I series, starting September 20.

Talking about his surprise call-up, Masood said: "I'd like to think it (playing County in England) was a very big stepping stone in terms of me making into the T20I side (for the T20 World Cup). The Pakistan Super League was a big step up, performing at that level obviously gives you a lot of confidence."

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"Having played the T20 Blast over there and getting some runs there. I think that was important to just put my name out there. What was brilliant was that I got to play a lot of cricket in the County. I figured myself out as a person, as a batter.