DTVHINDIWahab Riaz gave a shocking statement after being removed from the post of chief selector by PCB
Wahab Riaz also said that he would not blame anyone for this and he is happy that the Pakistan Cricket Board had entrusted him with this important responsibility. Wahab Riaz. (Photo by DAVID ROWLAND/AFP via Getty Images) Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board removed Wahab Riaz, the chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team, from his post. Regarding this, the former fast bowler put forth his side on social media. He also said that he will not blame anyone for this and he is happy that the Pakistan Cricket Board had entrusted him with this important responsibility. Let us tell you, the performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and the team could not make it to the Super 8. After the end of this tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board took strict decisions on Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq and they were removed from their posts. The board issued a statement in which they said that both these people have been removed from their posts with immediate effect and they will present their side regarding this later. Wahab Riaz tweeted on his official social media account that, ‘His journey as a selector in PCB was very good and now it is completely over. I just want to tell my people that I gave my 100 percent in this game with honesty so that Pakistan cricket becomes even better. It is an honor that I was also an important part of the selection panel.’ Here is Wahab Riaz’s tweet: There is alot I can say but I don’t want to be part of the blame games . pic.twitter.com/mtp3h9KwtG — Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) July 10, 2024 The former fast bowler further wrote, ‘It was an honor to support Gary Kirsten and my coaching group in improving further. I am confident that the team will perform well in the future and improve their game even more. I would like to wish the team all the best for their future. I also want to thank those who prayed for me. I pray for the future success of the Pakistan cricket team.’ Wahab Riaz and the legendary players of Pakistan are currently participating in the World Championship Legends tournament. The team has performed very well in this tournament and has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. Pakistan Champions will look to perform even better in the semi-finals. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
“Remove Babar first”- Shahid Afridi is not happy with the removal of Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz
The PCB has removed Riaz and Razzaq from the selection committee, marking the beginning of the ‘surgery’ that chief Mohsin Naqvi had promised. The board released a statement that read (via Deccan Herald): “We have informed Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz that they will no longer be required in the National Selection Committee. The PCB will provide further updates on the composition of the selection committee in due course.” Meanwhile, Afridi spoke to reporters in London and said no player has got as many opportunities as Babar Azam as captain. As quoted by CricketPakistan.pk, the former chief selector said: “No captain has ever had so many chances. Usually, the captain is the first one to be dropped right after the World Cup. We have also led the team, like me, Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, but Babar has got the most opportunities. Let’s take a decisive step and support him wholeheartedly whatever he brings. To be honest, this kind of surgery is beyond my understanding.” PCB has removed only Razzaq and Wahab Riaz for now, but can take many big decisions in the next few days. Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has also held two important meetings, in which white-ball coach Gary Kirsten and red-ball coach Jason Gillespie were present. During this, there was a discussion about improving the team. Not only this, he also met more than two dozen former and current cricketers to bring about improvement in Pakistan cricket.
PCB in action mode after Pakistan’s bad defeat in T20 World Cup, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq included in selection committee sacked
Pakistan was eliminated from the group stage in the T20 World Cup Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq (Image Credit- Twitter X) The recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, co-hosted by USA and West Indies, ended with the victory of the Indian cricket team. However, this tournament has been an unforgettable one for the one-time champion Pakistan cricket team. The Pakistan team had to be eliminated from the group stage after losing against USA. So now after this defeat of the Pakistan cricket team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is seen in action mode. Let us tell you that recently former players Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq, who were part of the selection committee of Pakistan’s senior team, have been sacked. Riaz was the selector of the men’s team while Razzaq was the selector of the women’s team. This report was revealed However, till now PCB has not issued any official statement regarding this. But according to the media reports of Cricbuzz, this decision has been taken by the board, and only the announcement is left. A senior PCB source told Cricbuzz: The decision has been taken following feedback received from various stakeholders, including players and support staff, regarding the promotion and selection of certain players despite objections from other members. So when the Pakistan cricket team was out of the T20 World Cup, at that time the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team and former PCB chief Rameez Raja had strongly criticized the team selected for the T20 World Cup. Especially when all-rounders Imad Wasim and Mohammad Aamir withdrew their retirement to play the T20 World Cup. Also, let us tell you that till now the chairman has not been selected in the selection committee of Pakistan cricket team for three months. But before that Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq were appointed as interim selectors of men’s and women’s team respectively.
WCL 2024: Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz drops a halwa catch against India Champions, watch viral video
India Champions had to face defeat by 68 runs in the match. Wahab Riaz (Image Credit- Twitter/X) Pakistan cricket team’s chief selector and former fast bowler Wahab Riaz managed to make headlines against India Champions in the ongoing World Championship of Legends. Let us tell you that the 8th match of the ongoing tournament was played between Pakistan Champions and India Champions on 6 July. In this match, Wahab Riaz was seen dropping an easy catch, the video of which went viral on social media. Let us tell you that this incident was seen in the last over of India Champions’ innings, when striker Anureet Singh played a shot on the third ball of the over bowled by Amer Yamin, which went in the air, but when Riaz went to catch this catch, he dropped this easy catch. Watch the video of this catch dropped by Wahab Riaz Chief selector of current Pakistan 🇵🇰 Cricket Team! #wahab #PakvsInd pic.twitter.com/ovYjqfXSRe — Fahad (@fahad08) July 6, 2024 On the other hand, if we tell you about this match, then India Champions have faced defeat by 68 runs. If we talk about the match in detail, then India captain Yuvraj Singh has decided to bowl after winning the toss. Batting first, the Pakistan champions made 243 for 4 in 20 overs thanks to brilliant batting by openers Kamran Akmal (77) and Sharjeel Khan (72). Apart from this, Shoaib Maqsood played an innings of 51 runs in 26 balls, while Shoaib Malik remained unbeaten after scoring 25* runs. Talking about the bowling of India Champions, RP Singh, Anureet Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni and Pawan Negi got 1-1 wickets. After this, when the Indian champions came out to chase the target of 244 runs given by the Pakistani champions, they could score only 175 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs and had to face defeat by 68 runs in the match. From India’s side, only Suresh Raina could score a half-century of 52 runs, while Ambati Rayudu scored 39 runs. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs.
