Wahab Riaz
INTL CAREER: 2008 - 2020
Full Name
Wahab Riaz
Born
June 28, 1985, Lahore, Punjab
Age
38y 318d
Also Known As
Vicky
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Fast
Playing Role
Bowler
TEAMS
PakistanBarbados TridentsBrampton WolvesCape Town BlitzCentral Punjab (Pakistan)City Nazim XIColombo StrikersComilla VictoriansDerbyshireDhaka DynamitesEssexEssex 2nd XIGalle GladiatorsHyderabad (Pakistan)Hyderabad RegionImtiaz Ahmed's XIJaffna KingsKandahar KnightsKandy TuskersKarachi KingsKarachi Port TrustKentKhulna TigersKowloon CantonsLahoreLahore EaglesLahore LionsLahore RaviLahore Region WhitesLahore ShalimarNational Bank of PakistanNorth West Frontier Province-BaluchistanNorthern Superchargers (Men)Northern WarriorsPakistan APakistan All Star XIPakistan BluesPakistan Chief Ministers XIPakistan Cricket AcademyPakistan Cricket Board Patron's XIPakistan GreensPakistan Under-17sPakistan Under-19sPeshawar ZalmiPunjab (Pakistan)Punjab BadshahsRangpur RidersSt Lucia KingsSurreyTrent Rockets (Men)Water and Power Development Authority
Wahab Riaz, a left-arm fast bowler, has the pace to trouble the best, but hasn't always combined it with consistency. He has benefited from Pakistan's chronic poor luck with fast bowlers: with Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif missing more than they play and Umar Gul injury-prone, Riaz came into national reckoning earlier than he might have reasonably expected. Since then he has had some good moments in international cricket, but consistency hasn't been his strongest suit.
On his Test debut, against England at The Oval in 2010, Riaz took 5 for 63, becoming the ninth Pakistan bowler to take five on debut. Among his victims were Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen. However, he had poor tours of New Zealand and West Indies in 2011, and was dropped from the Test side.
As an ODI bowler he has been a wicket-taker but has also leaked plenty of runs. His ODI best came in a big game, when he took 5 for 46 against India in the World Cup semi-final in Mohali - among his wickets were Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni - but it wasn't enough to prevent defeat. Since then he has been in the mix in Pakistan's ODI side, even though his economy rate continues to be a concern.
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