Dhaka, May 7 -- Pakistan captain Shan Masood has dismissed the idea of "revenge" against Bangladesh, choosing instead to focus on his side's immediate performance ahead of the first Test starting Friday in Mirpur.

The narrative of the series has been dominated by Bangladesh's historic 2-0 sweep in Rawalpindi two years ago.

However, Masood rejected any retaliatory framing of the upcoming matches.

"We don't use words like revenge," Masood said at a press conference on Thursday. "You have to give credit to Bangladesh for how they played in 2024. Even when we had them at 26-6, they showed the skill to fight back and win."

While teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi recently spoke of reaching the World Test Championship final, Masood offered a more...