Wahab retires from international cricket
Wahab Riaz
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Pakistani fast bowler Wahab Riaz has declared his retirement on Wednesday from international cricket.
However, as he stated when he announced his retirement through a post on 'X', the 38-year-old will continue to play franchise cricket.
"Stepping off the international pitch. After an incredible journey, I've decided to retire from international cricket. Big thank you to PCB, my family, coaches, mentors, teammates, fans, and everyone who supported me. Exciting times ahead in the world of franchise cricket!" Wahab wrote.
Known for his pace and aggression, Riaz made his one-day debut in 2008, and played his first Test in the spot-fixing-marred 2010 series in England.
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The last Test of that series resulted in five-year bans for captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for conspiring to bowl deliberate no-balls in return for money.
Riaz went on to anchor Pakistan's pace attack, and made a big impact with a five-wicket haul in the highly charged 2011 World Cup semi-final against arch-rivals India in Mohali, which he called "the most memorable match in my career".
Wahab played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is for Pakistan and last turned out in national colours back in 2020. He picked up 83 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 34.50, 120 in ODIs at 34.30, while in T20Is, he had 34 wickets at 28.55.
He was most recently part of Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2023.
