Wahab Riaz had joined the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) selection panel as their chief selector following Pakistan's lacklustre performance at the ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi attended a meeting with Gary Kirsten (white-ball head coach), Jason Gillespie (red-ball head coach) and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood on Tuesday and it is understood that they jointly took the decision.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been withdrawn as selection consultant to Wahab Riaz after backlash, the chief selector confirmed in the press conference. Butt served a 10-year ban with respect to the spot-fixing scandal in England in 2010.
Ramiz Raja is back to commentating after serving as PCB's chairman for over a year. He also appears on TV shows as a cricket expert and is known for his hardline stance on cricketers involved in corrupt practices and bring the game into disrepute.
Haris Rauf has played two games in the ongoing National T20 Cup for Islamabad and picked up four scalps thus far. He bagged figures of 1/21 against Karachi on November 21 and bettered his performance with a three-for against Hyderabad on November 27.
Pakistan's Test tour of Australia will feature three Test matches and will see Shan Masood lead the side. Masood was recently appointed captain of the Test team after Babar Azam decided to relinquish captaincy.
Former left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz has been selected to head the national men’s selection committee after Inzamam-ul-Haq's departure. Pakistan Cricket Board continues to overhaul roles with Mohammad Hafeez becoming an interim head coach for the men's senior team.
Left-arm pacer of Pakistan Wahab Riaz has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Wahab Riaz last played for Pakistan in December 2020. The pacer is currently in action in the Bangladesh Premier League and will take oath as Punjab's Sports Minster when he returns to his nation.
Babar Azam's Pakistan will have their eyes firmly set on the India-South Africa clash. If Rohit Sharma's India manage to win, Pakistan will stay alive in the competition, but if South Africa manage to win, Pakistan's chances will deteriorate even further.
T20 World Cup 2022: Pakistan team went down against Zimbabwe in their second game. Their country's board is facing heavy criticism for Pakistan's loss in T20 World Cup 2022. Cricketers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir blamed laptop is reason why Pakistan has lost.
The 36-year-old pacer, who has played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is, has not been a regular in the Pakistan team for a while now and was also ignored for the T20 World Cup.
Wahab was denied entry into the United Kingdom after reaching there without a valid work permit.
The 36-year-old has played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is for Pakistan with 237 wickets across formats.
Wahab, who represented Pakistan in 27 Tests, 91 ODIs, and 36 T20I, also highlighted the presence of 'top international players' in the IPL and the lucrative league's functioning.
The quartet has been informed that since they don't have central contracts they will now receive match fees in the 'A' category which they were previously being paid in the 'C' category.
The hosts made 281 for 8 after electing to bat first but Zimbabwe came close to a upset win with veteran Brendon Taylor (112) scoring a superb hundred and youngster, Wesley Madhevere, rattling the home side in a century partnership.
Riaz, who last played a Test match for Pakistan in October 2018, had taken an indefinite break from the format last year.
The PCB confirmed that six of ten Pakistan players who tested positive have now returned negative tests twice and are eligible to join the squad in England.
After Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan, seven more Pakistan cricketers on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total count to ten.
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