LAHORE ;Wahab Riaz has rubbished the allegations of putting pressure on the selection committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for picking favourite players.
The former pacer shared his response on social media after he came under fire following his removal from the selection committee.
Taking to X, he wrote: “I don’t agree with the statements being discussed about adding pressure to the members of the selection committee, how can 1 vote dominate 6?”
He said everything is documented on record in the meeting minutes.
Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq no longer part of PCB selection committee
More changes are expected as Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had hinted at “major surgery” in cricket structure after Pakistan cricket team fell short of promising performance in T20 international campaign.
Muhammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq and Bilal will remain the part of the committee.
“It has been an honour to serve as part of the selection panel. To make collaborative decisions as part of the seven man panel to select the national team was a privilege — everyone’s vote carried equal weight, we made selection decisions as a team & shared the responsibility of that process equally. It was an honour to contribute my part to that.”
“I am thankful to the people who have prayed for me. I wish nothing but success for the future of the Pakistan cricket team,” he concluded his statement.
The board has retained Mohammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq and Bilal Afzal in the selection panel which also includes the captain and head coach.
Wahab dismissed the reports suggesting that he had pressurised the selection committee. “I don’t agree with the statements being discussed about adding pressure to the members of the selection committee,” the former pacer said in a post on his X account.
Questioning how can one vote dominate six, as the selection committee comprised seven members, he stressed that everything was documented on record in the minutes of the meeting.
Soon after being removed as selector, Riaz was also sacked as the senior team manager of the men’s side.
The PCB removed Wahab and Manager Mansoor Rana from their posts due to lack of discipline during the last three tours of the national men’s team.
Pakistan recently toured Ireland and England for T20I series before heading to the United States and West Indies for T20 World Cup 2024 where they crashed out of group stage.
