Former cricketer Wahab Riaz, who was removed as a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) senior management due to poor performance after the T20 World Cup earlier this year, will soon be rehired, reports said Monday.

According to reports, Riaz is likely to be entrusted with affairs of domestic events and appointed as supervisor of the Champions Cup.
He will also take charge as the head of Champions Cup’s mentors, reports said.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Yousuf has sent his resignation to the PCB after stepping down from coaching responsibilities at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Yousuf's resignation, however, is yet to be accepted by the board.

Wahab Riaz was removed from the position of senior manager of the national team after the T20 World Cup 2024.

His sacking came as netizens trained guns at the PCB for appointing “deadwood” in critical roles at the cost of team’s performance in major tournaments.

 

In July, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) removed Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the national cricket team selection committee.

 

According to Geo, after their retirement, Muhammad Yusuf and Asad Shafiq are members of the selection committee, and Bilal Afzal is also a member.

 

Reports said that PCB had lost faith in both for some time, but the PCB still has faith in Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq. Their involvement in the T20 World Cup squad selection was high, and these selectors favoured the same players who did not perform.

 

Four former cricketers, Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, and Muhammad Yusuf, were included in the national cricket team’s selection committee. Wahab Riaz was also the team’s senior manager.

 

The PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had an important meeting with the coaches of the Pakistan Cricket Team, Gary Kirsten, Jason Gillespie and Assistant Coach Azhar Mehmood.