Shoaib Akhtar lauds Wahab Riaz's decision to return to Test cricket
Cricket | June 16, 2020 12:37 ISTWahab Riaz has made himself available for Pakistan in the longest format of the game.
Wahab Riaz has made himself available for Pakistan in the longest format of the game.
Wahab was named on Friday in the 29-member squad announced for the full tour, starting next month.
Wahab who turns 35 this month, said he had not been selected in Pakistan's Test team since October, 2018 and that was the trigger behind his decision to quit the format last year.
Sarfaraz was also demoted to category B in the recently-announced annual central contracts for the 2020/21 season. Pace bowlers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Aamir were axed from the contract list.
Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz, who was also left out of the central contract list, is still part of the WhatsApp group.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, the captain of Quetta Gladiators team whom Roy is representing in the league, confirmed that a clash had taken place between the two players on the opening day of the tournament on Thursday.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed his displeasure over Amir and Riaz's unavailability for Test cricket.
Wahab said he will be concentrating on the shorter formats of the game. He also said he may be returning to red-ball cricket at a later date.
Earlier, Amir's decision to retire was heavily criticised by former greats as Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja and Shoaib Akhtar all made their displeasure known after the announcement.
Shahid Afridi turned back the clock at the GT20 Canada, smashing 80 off just 41 balls for Brampton Wolves against Edmonton Royals.
There have been eerie similarities in Pakistan's World Cup campaigns of 1992 and 2019.
Wahab Riaz spoke about Pakistan's chances in the 2019 World Cup, and further talked about his partnership with Mohammad Amir.
Wahab Riaz's last ODI was in the Champions Trophy 2017 against India in Birmingham but he last represented Pakistan in the Dubai Test against Australia in October 2018.
Wahab Riaz believes that his experience of playing test matches in England was key to the call-up in World Cup squad.
From the 15-player provisional squad, which was announced on April 18, Pakistan selectors have replaced Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf and Junaid Khan.
Pakistan will declare their team for the 2019 World Cup on April 18 and will travel to England on April 23.
'Boom-Boom' Afridi scored 59* in just 17 balls in the vital clash in which he hit seven sixes in a genuine captain's knock.
Wahab Riaz was ruled out of the rest of the June 1-18 tournament on Monday and will be out for at least two weeks. He conceded the most expensive figures in the Champions Trophy, 87 in 8.1 overs, in the loss to India.
Karachi: Pakistan's former captain and fast bowling great Wasim Akram has been given the task of working with the country's 12 best young pacers during a 12-day camp in Karachi.The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Saad Nasim and Wahab Riaz both struck half centuries to lift Pakistan to 239-6 from a precarious position in the second one-day international against Bangladesh on Sunday.Nasim made 77 not out, hitting six
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