Wahab Riaz a popular Pakistani politician and former cricketer and recently appointed as Pakistan’s Chief Selector. After the Pakistan cricket team’s exit from the World Cup, Wahab Riaz was made the Pakistan Chief Secretary for a new beginning. Inzamam-ul-Haq did not make a place for the Pakistan cricket team in the World Cup, Inzamam stepped down from the post. Lets, we will discuss Wahab Riaz Appointed as Chief Selector by Pakistan Cricket Board.
Wahab Riaz is a well-known Pakistani politician and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team. Here we give you all the information about Wahab Riaz Appointed as Chief Selector by Pakistan Cricket Board. To know the complete details of this topic continue reading the segment.
Who is Wahab Riaz?
Wahab Riaz’s birth occurred on 28 June 1985 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Riaz is a well-known Pakistani politician and former cricketer who is currently appointed as chief selector. He played as a Left-arm fast bowler for the Pakistan cricket team. His bowling speed is 144.8 km/h. Wahab is widely known by his nickname Viki.
Wahab Riaz started playing cricket at a very young age. Riaz was established for the Pakistan T20I team for the tri-series in Bangladesh. In the 3rd test match of the 2023 series, Wahab made his most significant Test debut against England. In his cricket career, he won numerous awards and honors.
Wahab’s political career started in January 2023, when he was selected as the Sports Minister in the Punjab Government, replacing the caretaker Mohsin Raza Naqvi. Shortly after this, Riyaz was made the advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab for Sports and Youth Affairs on 22 March 2023.
Wahab Riaz Career Stats
In his professional cricket career, Wahab Riaz played a total of 91 ODI matches in which scored 740 runs with the highest score of 54 runs. He played 191 List A matches and smashed 1,470 runs with the highest score of 77 runs. To know the complete career stats of Wahab Riaz continue reading this segment.
Bowling Stats:-
| FORMAT | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | SR | 5w |
| Tests | 27 | 5018 | 2864 | 83 | 34.50 | 3.42 | 60.4 | 2 |
| ODIs | 91 | 4327 | 4117 | 120 | 34.30 | 5.70 | 36.0 | 1 |
| T20Is | 36 | 710 | 971 | 34 | 28.55 | 8.20 | 20.8 | 0 |
| FC | 136 | 23328 | 12849 | 441 | 29.13 | 3.30 | 52.8 | 16 |
| List A | 191 | 8917 | 8011 | 260 | 30.81 | 5.39 | 34.2 | 5 |
| T20s | 348 | 7433 | 9350 | 413 | 22.63 | 7.54 | 17.9 | 3 |
Batting Stats:-
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
| Tests | 27 | 41 | 306 | 39 | 8.50 | 727 | 42.09 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 91 | 66 | 740 | 54* | 14.50 | 849 | 87.16 | 0 | 3 |
| T20Is | 36 | 18 | 154 | 30* | 12.83 | 123 | 125.20 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 136 | 193 | 2675 | 84 | 16.51 | – | – | 0 | 10 |
| List A | 191 | 129 | 1470 | 77 | 16.33 | 1778 | 82.67 | 0 | 5 |
| T20s | 348 | 203 | 1700 | 53 | 13.49 | 1308 | 129.96 | 0 | 1 |
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