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  Wahab Riaz, former PCB chief selector, reacts to sudden sacking

  Cricket | July 11, 2024 7:54 IST

  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.

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  Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq sacked from PCB's selection committee following Pakistan's World Cup fiasco

  Cricket | October 11, 2024 13:31 IST

  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.

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  PCB withdraws Salman Butt's name as selection consultant; Wahab Riaz name-drops Azharuddin, Jadeja

  Cricket | December 02, 2023 22:27 IST

  Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been withdrawn as selection consultant to Wahab Riaz after backlash, the chief selector confirmed in the press conference.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.

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  Ramiz Raza lashes out at PCB over 'tainted' Salman Butt's appointment

  Cricket | December 02, 2023 15:00 IST

  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.

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  Pakistan Cricket Board to delay Haris Rauf's NOC for Big Bash League 2023-24 participation

  Cricket | November 28, 2023 16:25 IST

  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.

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  PCB chief selector Wahab Riaz slams Haris Rauf for opting out of Australia's Test tour

  Cricket | November 20, 2023 23:14 IST

  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.

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  PCB announces former cricketer as chief selector of national men’s selection committee

  Cricket | November 17, 2023 18:53 IST

  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.

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  Left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket

  Cricket | August 16, 2023 12:55 IST

  Left-arm pacer of Pakistan Wahab Riaz has announced his retirement from international cricket.

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  Wahab Riaz joins politics, cricketer named as Sports minister of Punjab

  Cricket | January 28, 2023 14:40 IST

  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.

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  WATCH: Amir & Wahab Riaz heap praises on Indian selectors ahead of Pakistan's clash

  Cricket | October 30, 2022 12:13 IST

  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.

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  T20 World Cup 2022: 'LAPTOP' has to be blamed for Pakistan's current scenario, say Amir & Wahab

  Cricket | October 28, 2022 17:56 IST

  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.

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  Wahab Riaz plans to retire after 2023 World Cup

  Cricket | November 15, 2021 14:08 IST

  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.

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  Pakistan's Wahab Riaz will know about England visit for The Hundred next week

  Cricket | July 10, 2021 15:41 IST

  Wahab was denied entry into the United Kingdom after reaching there without a valid work permit.

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  Disappointed on being overlooked for ENG tour but not given up on T20 World Cup dreams: Wahab Riaz

  Cricket | July 02, 2021 10:59 IST

  The 36-year-old has played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is for Pakistan with 237 wickets across formats.

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  IPL is at a different level, you can't compare it with PSL: Wahab Riaz

  Cricket | May 15, 2021 16:54 IST

  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.

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  Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir to receive match fees in 'A' category

  Cricket | November 21, 2020 16:09 IST

  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.

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  PAK vs ZIM, 1st ODI: Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi help Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 26 runs

  Cricket | October 30, 2020 23:15 IST

  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.

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  Pakistan shortlist 20 players for England Test series; Sarfaraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz find spot

  Cricket | July 28, 2020 8:45 IST

  Riaz, who last played a Test match for Pakistan in October 2018, had taken an indefinite break from the format last year.

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  Six Pakistan players test negative for COVID-19 for second time, eligible to join squad in England

  Cricket | June 30, 2020 12:22 IST

  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.

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  Seven more Pakistan cricketers test COVID-19 positive ahead of England tour

  Cricket | June 23, 2020 20:09 IST

  After Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan, seven more Pakistan cricketers on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total count to ten.