Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has reportedly assured Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan that they will not arbitrarily be excluded from upcoming games.
Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz, who had slammed fast bowler Haris Rauf for opting out of the Test series in Australia, has now defended the NOC given to him to play in the Big Bash League.
Wasim Akram slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to sack Salman Butt after 24 hours of his appointment as the consultant to Chief Selector Wahab Riaz.
Salman Butt was involved in a match-fixing scandal in 2010 and he was banned from cricket for 10 years by the ICC.
Salman Butt was suspended for five years for his role in spot-fixing during the Pakistan and England Test match in August, 2010.
Recently, Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz attacked the speedster for backing out from the forthcoming Australia Tests and said that it would hurt the 'Men in Green'.
The new PCB chief selector Wahab Riaz made it clear that players who are willing to stand up for the country will be given preference in future when it comes to team selection.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday named the country's former fast bowler Wahab Riaz as their new chief selector, a week after accepting the resignation of legendary batter and ex-captain Inzamam ul Haq.
India and Pakistan will face each other in a much-anticipated clash at the Asia Cup 2023.
Earlier this year, Wahab Riaz was appointed as the caretaker Sports Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Province.