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Wahab and Razzaq sacked from PCB selection committee

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:35:27 GMT

Fallout from Pakistan's dismal T20 World Cup campaign claims its first victims

Kirsten, Wahab submit Pakistan World Cup tour reports

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:29:40 GMT

Pakistan were dumped out of the tournament after just three games, following defeats to the USA and India

PCB likely to make changes to selection committee after dismal show in T20 World Cup

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:54:51 GMT

A decision on Babar's captaincy is not immediately expected, given Pakistan's next white-ball game isn't till November

Pakistan rest Haris for NZ T20Is; Shadab out with ankle injury

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:16:44 GMT

Chief selector Wahab Riaz also said Naseem Shah has recovered from his injury but still needs rehab and is expecting to play the PSL

PCB withdraws Butt's name as selection consultant day after appointment

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 06:20:40 GMT

Butt's appointment, his first position at the PCB since being banned for spot-fixing, came in for heavy criticism

Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar to assist chief selector Wahab Riaz

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:36:56 GMT

While Akmal and Anjum have held selection roles before, this is Butt's first appointment with PCB since returning from a ban after the spot-fixing scandal of 2010

'This will hurt Pakistan cricket' - Wahab slams Rauf for opting out of Australia Tests

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:18:44 GMT

New chief selector accuses player of going back on his word, but it is understood that Rauf views the exchange differently

Wahab Riaz is Pakistan's new chief selector

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:53:04 GMT

He has been appointed amid a raft of changes following Pakistan's disappointing ODI World Cup campaign, while Sohail Tanvir as been appointed head of the junior selection committee

Wahab Riaz retires from international cricket

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:42:42 GMT

The veteran Pakistan fast bowler will continue playing franchise cricket

Shaheen Afridi fifty and four-for in vain as Peshawar Zalmi crush Lahore Qalandars

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:44:05 GMT

The result also eliminated Karachi Kings from the PSL, and leaves Quetta Gladiators hanging by an ever-more precarious thread

Wahab Riaz named Punjab Sports Minister

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:41:34 GMT

Wahab will take his oath of office after returning from the Bangladesh Premier League

Babar replaces Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi's captain

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:55:42 GMT

PSL 2023 will be played between February 9 and March 19

PSL 2023 - Haider promoted to platinum; Sarfaraz, Wahab and Hasan move down

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:15:05 GMT

All franchises have the right to challenge the promotions and demotions before finalising their eight retentions

Andre Russell inspires Deccan Gladiators to Abu Dhabi T10 title with brutal 90 not out

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:48:33 GMT

Reinvented as an opener, Russell dominates 159-run stand with Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Wahab cameo knocks out Balochistan; eliminated Southern Punjab end campaign with 11-run win

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 19:47:38 GMT

Central Punjab go top of the table with thrilling three-wicket win

Yasir Shah helps Balochistan thump Southern Punjab, KP's unbeaten run ends

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:47:37 GMT

Wahab Riaz starred in the late game as Central Punjab brought Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's unbeaten run to an end

Babar, Wahab, Qadir star in Central Punjab's win; Manzoor's 84 helps Sindh take down Southern Punjab

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 03:21:00 GMT

This is Sindh's first win over Southern Punjab in four games

Tim David and Roston Chase help St Lucia Kings upset fancied Trinbago Knight Riders

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab defends 13 off the final over as St Lucia Kings register their first win of the season

The Hundred: Smriti Mandhana and injured Harmanpreet Kaur to return to India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marchant de Lange is back with Trent Rockets after Wahab Riaz is forced out with an injury

Samit Patel blows, Wahab Riaz four-for guide Rockets to top spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Welsh Fire beaten for third game running after losing key moments against experienced visitors

Paul Stirling replaces injured Devon Conway at Southern Brave

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marchant de Lange returns to Somerset as Wahab Riaz links up with Trent Rockets

Kane Williamson, Shaheen Afridi withdraw from Hundred, Lungi Ngidi signs for Welsh Fire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Competition hit by further withdrawals, with Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jhye Richardson also pulling out

Wahab Riaz: 'All the pressure has been absorbed, it's time to enjoy the final'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Peshawar Zalmi have taken the tough route to the final, and their captain now wants the players to just soak in the feeling of playing the big game

New-ball yorker, swinging in - how Wahab Riaz trapped Babar Azam for first-ball duck

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"I wanted to attack Babar from the very first ball, bringing the ball in to him using the blind spot," the seamer reveals

Zazai, bowlers ensure crushing Peshawar Zalmi win over hapless Karachi Kings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Peshawar's bowlers restricted Karachi Kings to their lowest ever PSL total before Zazai made short work of it

Tridents pick Morris in CPL 2021 draft, Hasaranga goes to Patriots

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Seven Pakistanis will feature this season, including first-timers Haider Ali, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Amir and Azam Khan

Wahab Riaz, Saqib Mahmood and Tom Kohler-Cadmore hand Islamabad United first defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Peshawar Zalmi win their third game in a row to top the points table

Late charge by Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz hands Peshawar Zalmi victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Haider Ali fifty helps their cause in second win from three matches

Peshawar Zalmi's Daren Sammy, Wahab Riaz given quarantine concession despite protocol breach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The two had breached Covid-19 protocols and were required to serve a three-day quarantine and return two negative tests

Wahab Riaz and Daren Sammy in quarantine after breaching PSL's biosecure protocols

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Lahore Qalandars player, meanwhile, is in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

Mohammad Hafeez excluded for South Africa T20Is after bio-bubble deadlock with PCB

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Four uncapped players - Zafar Gohar, Danish Aziz, Zahid Mahmood and Amad Butt - in 20-man squad

Amir, Hafeez, Malik, Wahab secure preferential PCB treatment for seniority

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The four players will continue to receive Category A fees, while other non-contracted players get Category C fees

SLC confident of LPL starting on time despite more teething issues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Some franchise owners described the tournament's organisation as "chaotic"

Brendan Taylor: 'Pakistan's death bowling took game away from us'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Azam lauds Riaz and Afridi, but calls for a better performance on the batting front

Sohaib Maqsood 29-ball 81 scripts stunning Southern Punjab semi-final spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the clash between the top two, Northern beat KP by 11 runs to finish top of the table

Wahab Riaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed in 20-man Pakistan squad for England Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Riaz replaces Haris Sohail while Ahmed slots in as the second-choice wicketkeeper

Mohammad Hafeez, five others to join Pakistan squad in England after second negative Covid-19 test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

They underwent a second test inside three days on Monday, following a first negative test last week

Mohammad Hafeez, five others return negative results in PCB Covid-19 retests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Hasnain the others to clear their tests

Rashid Khan set for Barbados Tridents, Chris Lynn heading to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two Indians among 538 players who have registered for the draft

Wahab Riaz willing to return to Test cricket on England tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The fast bowler has pledged to earn back a central contract with his performances over the coming year

Naseem Shah earns PCB central contract; Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir left out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sarfaraz Ahmed demoted from category A to B; Shaheen Afridi and Azhar Ali promoted from B to A

Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir 'left us at the wrong time' - Waqar Younis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan bowling coach opens up about the senior pacers' decision to quit Test cricket

Daren Sammy becomes Peshawar Zalmi head coach, steps down from captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sammy heads upstairs in mid-season reshuffle, Mohammad Akram becomes director of cricket

Karachi Kings face eliminators jinx; Peshawar Zalmi want to sustain consistency

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pretty much all Karachi have done in the PSL so far is stumble through to the playoffs

Taskin Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar find form, controversy brews at Rangpur Rangers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tamim Iqbal and Wahab Riaz, meanwhile, were among the top performers this past week at the BPL

Misbah-ul-Haq slams Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz's Test retirements

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He revealed that the PCB was mulling a policy to ensure players remain available for Pakistan across formats

Wahab Riaz takes indefinite break from red-ball cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 34-year old has made just four Test appearances since January 2017, his last one being the first Test in October 2018 against Australia in Dubai

Alex Hales continues comeback push with Mzansi Super League stint

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hales leads English contingent at MSL, with Wahab Riaz, Chris Gayle and Tom Curran among other marquee overseas players

You'd better believe, It is on Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The stars are aligning, the wins are coming, it's no joke any more. Pakistan are getting on one of those rolls

Don't bring players' families into criticism - Wahab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The paceman insisted that Pakistan were still together as a team despite their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread

Australia's balance in question against Pakistan threat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A few months ago Pakistan were beaten 5-0 by their next World Cup opponents but they have already shown that recent form can go out of the window if things click

Alex Hales, Shadab Khan and Lasith Malinga among biggest earners in CPL 2019 draft

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle, meanwhile, will move back to their respective home franchises, Trinbago Knight Riders and Jamaica Tallawahs

Wahab Riaz determined to 'prove Mickey Arthur wrong' at World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Recalled paceman expects his experience and ability to reverse swing the ball to stand him in good stead in the UK

Wahab, Amir, Asif Ali included in Pakistan World Cup squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Junaid Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali have been removed from the provisional squad

Tamim Iqbal's 141* leads Comilla Victorians to second BPL title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The opener scored more than 70% of his team's runs, setting Dhaka Dynamites a target of 200, which proved too far out of reach despite a blazing start from Rony Talukdar

Zohaib Khan's heroics help HBL beat WAPDA in final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An all-round effort from Zohaib Khan helped HBL clinch the Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup trophy by 62 runs against WAPDA

Wahab Riaz trio eclipses Ian Bell's record-breaking evening

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Birmingham Bears fell to a 16-run defeat against the Derbyshire Falcons in a low-scoring Vitality Blast game at Derby

Ish Sodhi the matchwinner after Wahab Riaz threatens with maiden fifty

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sodhi took 4 for 17, his best figures for Notts, as the Falcons fell away after looking on course to win their fifth straight match

Derbyshire sign Wahab for the Blast as he seeks to rebuild Pakistan career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz is out of favour for Pakistan but an operation to clear a sinus complaint could leave him sniffing a Pakistan recall if his Derbyshire stint goes well

Wahab has not won us a game in two years - Arthur

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Pakistan coach says Wahab Riaz's "questionable" work ethic is the reason he has been left out of a list of 25 probables for the England tour

Wahab and Iftikhar star on first day of QEA final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Honours stand even between Sui Northern Gas Private Limited and Water And Power Development Authority

All-Lahore final set for National T20 Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lahore Whites and Lahore Blues triumphed over Faisalabad and FATA respectively as Saeed Ajmal bowed out in Rawalpindi

Shafiq, Sarfraz revive Pakistan to set up thrilling fifth day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After being reduced to 52 for 5 in the pursuit of 317, Sarfraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq put on an unbroken 146-run stand to carry Pakistan to within 119 of an improbable victory

Wahab ruled out of Champions Trophy with ankle injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With an estimated recovery period of two weeks for his ankle injury, Wahab Riaz will play no further part in the tournament

Chase and Dowrich keep West Indies afloat after Amir strikes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies' middle and lower order came to their rescue in a big way as they recovered from a precarious 71 for 5 to end the opening day at 244 for 7

Wahab credits bowling plans for T20 success over West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz's feels Pakistan's planning and execution on the bowling front has helped them stay dominant over West Indies over the past six months

Vintage Afridi knock puts Peshawar in first place

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shahid Afridi turned back the clock with a brisk 45 not out to take Peshawar Zalmi past Quetta Gladiators by two wickets and into first place on the PSL table

Wahab-Yasir altercation 'not serious' - Pakistan management

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The players were on opposite teams for a practice football game and confronted each other after a tackle

'I am going to bowl aggressively' - Wahab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz has warned Australia to be prepared for the same hostile fast bowling he produced the last time he played against them on Australian soil

Difficult to bowl with dew-affected pink ball - Wahab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has said that bowling with the pink ball in the final session, with the dew coming into play, has been a challenge for the side in the ongoing Dubai Test against West Indies

Wahab fires back from Trent Bridge ignominy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz bounced back from figures of 0 for 110 at Trent Bridge with a Man-of-the-Match display at Old Trafford

Pakistan cruise to ruthless nine-wicket win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan, in their first T20 under Sarfraz Ahmed's captaincy, secured a thumping nine-wicket victory with a massive 31 deliveries to spare

Amir return sharpens the edge for titanic tussle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's

'This team is united under Misbah' - Wahab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's players are ready to close ranks around Mohammad Amir when he makes his long-awaited Test comeback at Lord's this week

Wahab targets England's 'fragile' middle order

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz has said that England's middle order is "fragile" ahead of the first Test at Lord's and believes Pakistan can put pressure on them

Essex lose Wahab, Milne for Blast

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz's spell at Essex has been cut short by two games after he was required to join up with Pakistan's training camp ahead of Test series against England

'Amir is like our little brother' - Wahab

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz says that he and his Pakistan team-mates will treat Mohammad Amir "like a little brother" ahead of his hugely anticipated return to Test cricket at Lord's next month

Essex pull off Wahab Riaz coup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex have pulled off a marquee signing for the NatWest T20 Blast campaign with the signing of the Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz

Asghar, Wahab help Peshawar defend 145

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A skilful performance from the left-arm duo of Mohammad Asghar and Wahab Riaz sealed Peshawar Zalmi's 24-run win in their opening fixture against Islamad United in Dubai

Hales maiden hundred anchors England victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A maiden ODI hundred by Alex Hales followed by a display in the field of utter control as Pakistan's batsmen foundered on a slowing pitch

Wahab reported after ball-kicking row

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, made a visit to the match referee on the fourth day of the Dubai Test to voice his concerns that Wahab Riaz deliberately stood on the ball

Pakistan combination revives rich memories

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A steaming 90 minutes in the hands of Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah was reminiscent of the rich history of Pakistan cricket with a fast bowler and legspinner working in unison to wreak havoc

'We could not handle Wahab' - Root

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Joe Root bemoaned the fact that he did not anchor the innings as England were left floundering against the pace of Wahab Riaz in Dubai

Pakistan pile on agony after England collapse

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan led by 358 with seven wickets remaining at tea after a calamitous morning's batting by England which saw their last seven wickets tumble for 36

Injured Wahab out of Sri Lanka T20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has failed to recover from his hand injury and has been ruled out of the two-match T20 series against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Zia-ul-Haq replaces him

Pakistan pick Yasir, Irfan for SL T20s

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Legspinner Yasir Shah and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan have been recalled to Pakistan's T20 squad for the forthcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka

Injured Wahab out of SL Test series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has been ruled out for two weeks after suffering a knuckle fracture to his bowling hand on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka

Pakistan strike after setting 550 target

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan lost three early wickets in their second innings but it mattered little as they extended their first-innings lead of 354 to 446 by tea on the third day in Mirpur

Shakib, Wahab fined for altercation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shakib Al Hasan and Wahab Riaz have been fined 30 per cent of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC code of conduct during the final day's play of the drawn first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Khulna

Ramiz calls for Wahab as ODI captain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has called on the national selectors to appoint fast bowler Wahab Riaz as the country's next one-day captain

Wahab and Watson sanctioned by ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their part in a fiery and memorable confrontation in the quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

Smith, Hazlewood book semi-final berth

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz delivered one of the most fearsome spells in World Cup history but Australia, helped by some shoddy Pakistan fielding, weathered the storm and set up a semi-final showdown with India

PCB issues notices to five players for commercial activity

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued show-cause notices to five players, including allrounder and T20 captain Shahid Afridi, for appearing in an advertising commercial without the permission of the board

Younis returns to Pakistan ODI side

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Younis Khan has been recalled to the Pakistan one-day side for the first two matches against New Zealand

Injured Maqsood out of NZ ODIs, T20s

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has been ruled out of contention for the limited-overs series against New Zealand due to a wrist fracture he suffered while playing for Pakistan A last month

Junaid suffers injury setback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan has been dealt another big setback after being diagnosed with a Grade-3 osteochondral fracture in his knee which will keep him sidelined from cricket for a while

Pakistan delay announcing Test squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Injuries have left Pakistan short of options and the selectors postponed naming the squad for the Tests against Australia until they see how their A team fares in the practice game

PCB fines cricketers for playing 'disapproved cricket'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wahab Riaz, Nasir Jamshed, Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq and Shahzaib Hasan have been fined Rs. 500,000 for participating in 'disapproved' exhibition T20 matches

PCB to hold probe over cricketers playing with Kaneria

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

he Pakistan Cricket Board will conduct an internal investigation after a few national players participated in exhibition T20 matches in the United States of America alongside banned legspinner Danish Kaneria

Riaz stars in big National Bank win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Round up of the President's Cup One-Day tournament matches on January 18, 2014