PCB sacks Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from selection committee after Pakistan’s T20 World Cup debacle

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Following Pakistan’s early departure from the event, Wahab Riaz’s function as chief selector got here beneath scrutiny, with former cricketers criticizing his selection selections.

After Pakistan’s disappointing exit from the T20 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board took decisive motion by eradicating chief selector Wahab Riaz and selection committee member Abdul Razzaq from their positions on Wednesday, July 10.

Following Pakistan’s early departure from the event, Wahab Riaz’s function as chief selector got here beneath scrutiny, with former cricketers criticizing his selection selections and alleging favoritism. These criticisms have been believed to have contributed to the workforce’s lackluster efficiency within the T20 World Cup.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, Wahab Riaz was initially relieved of his duties as chief selector and positioned on a seven-member selection committee with out a designated chief. However, attributable to his expertise and seniority inside the group, Riaz successfully assumed the function of head of the selection committee shortly earlier than the T20 World Cup.

Abdul Razzaq was appointed as a member of the selection committee for each the lads’s and ladies’s groups. The former Pakistan all-rounder will not function a key member of the selectors for each groups.

Prior to his function as PCB chief selector, Wahab Riaz served as a caretaker sports activities minister. He was identified to be an in depth affiliate of PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who was additionally a caretaker minister in Punjab on the time. Riaz accompanied Pakistan’s 15-member squad to the T20 World Cup within the West Indies and the USA as a senior workforce supervisor, offering priceless steering and help to the workforce all through the event.

With the removing of Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the selection committee, solely three members – Mohammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq, and Bilal Afzal – stay.

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