After the retirement of Mohammad Aamir a few days ago, Pakistan cricket has been hit with another bad news as Wahab Riaz has announced retirement from Test cricket according to reports given to Duniya News.
Wahab Riaz has informed Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ehsan Mani about his retirement and will make a formal announcement after coming back to Pakistan. He is currently playing in the Global T20 Canada 2019. They were stunned by New Zealand 1-2 last year in UAE and were whitewashed by South Africa 0-3 in 2018/19.
Riaz made his Test debut for Pakistan against England on August 18th, 2010. Since then he has played only 27 matches ( 49 innings) and taken 83 wickets with an economy of 3.42 runs per over. In his 10-year Test career, Wahab took 5 wickets in an innings only twice. He played his last Test match against Australia in 2018 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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In his last Test match against Australia, Riaz bowled 11 overs giving away 39 runs and now wickets. In the 2nd innings also, he was not impressive as he bowled 16 overs and gave away 42 runs without picking a wicket. The match ended in a tame draw.
After Mohammad Amir decided to retire from Test Cricket, the former Pakistani greats criticized him and said Pakistan needs him in tough overseas tours. Aamir served a long ban for match-fixing scandal.
Wahab Riaz was not initially picked in the 15-man squad for World Cup 2019. After Pakistan poor performances in the ODI series against England, the Pakistani selectors decided him to pick. He took 11 wickets from 8 matches (8 innings) with an economy of 6.00. With Pakistan suffering badly from Test cricket, Wahab Riaz will be badly missed.