Wahab 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
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: First defeat to Zimbabwe, then Pakistan gave a crushing defeat, India got two shocks in a single day
India suffered a 68-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the 8th match of the World Championship of Legends 2024. IND vs PAK WCL 2024 The 8th match of the World Championship of Legends 2024 being played in England was played between India and Pakistan on Saturday night. Fans were eagerly waiting for this match. As expected by the fans, this match was high scoring, but India had to face defeat by 68 runs in this match. Players like Yuvraj Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann failed in this match. The opening pair of Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel Khan gave a great start to the Pakistani team. The two shared a 145-run partnership in 10.5 overs for the first wicket. Kamran scored 70 runs in 40 balls, Sharjeel scored 72 runs in 30 balls. After this, Sohaib Maqsood, who came to bat, scored 51 runs in 26 balls and took the score past 200. Shoaib Malik completed the innings by scoring 25 runs in the end. Irfan Pathan proved to be very expensive during Pakistan’s innings, he bowled only one over in this innings in which he conceded 25 runs. Batting first, Pakistan scored 243 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. This is the highest score so far in this season of the Legends Championship. WCL 2024 IND vs PAK: India’s batsmen failed in this match Chasing the target of 244 runs, Team India could only score 175 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Suresh Raina kept playing cautiously at one end, but he did not get any support from the other end. Raina played a brilliant innings of 52 runs. Yuvraj Singh got out after scoring 14 runs, while Yusuf Pathan could not even open his account. Ambati Rayudu contributed 39 runs. Robin Uthappa scored 22 runs and Anureet Singh scored 20 runs. But the rest of the players could not contribute much. With this win over India, Pakistan has achieved a hat-trick of victories in the tournament. The Men in Green are at the top of the points table with 6 points, while India is at the third spot and Australia is at the second spot.