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Wahab Riaz appointed Caretaker Sports Minister of Punjab

The best bowler in Pakistan, Wahab Riaz, was named the temporary Punjab sports minister, it was disclosed on Thursday.

The newly chosen cabinet members were sworn in during a ceremony that was held at the Governor’s House in Lahore.

Governor Baligh Ur Rehman did this. Bilal Afzal, SM Tanveer, Dr. Javed Akram, Ibrahim Murad, Dr. Jamal Nasir, Mansoor Qadir, Syed Azfar Ali Nasir, and Amir Mir were the eight cabinet members who took the oath out of the 11 total. Tamkinat Karim, Naseem Sadiq, and Wahab Riaz were unable to make it to the event.

A sports minister will soon be appointed for the largest province, according to Wahab, who is now playing for Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023.

In 156 games in all international competitions, the left-arm bowler for Pakistan has taken 237 wickets. The 37-year-old bowler participated in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for his nation, it should be noted. 2019 marked the end of the famed pacer’s red-ball career. “After reviewing my recent red-ball cricket performances and the upcoming limited-overs cricket, I have decided to take time off from first-class cricket,” Riaz had stated. “During this period, I will like to focus on 50-over and 20-over cricket and continue to access my fitness for the longer version of the game. I will make myself available whenever I felt I can execute with the red ball and return at the same time, he had added.

Recently, he was also the first Pakistani player to amass 400 wickets in a T20 match. In contrast, the left-armer accomplished the feat while playing for Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

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In terms of overall 400 wickets in T20 cricket, Riaz is the second pacer, behind Dwayne Bravo. The other bowlers with more than 400 wickets in T20 cricket are Shakib Al Hassan, Imran Tahir, Sunil Narine, and Rashid Khan. On Friday, Riaz passed the 400-wicket threshold in the game against Chattogram Challengers by recording statistics of 4-36 in four overs.

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