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Why is PCB becoming too generous towards Wahab Riaz, a guy with a mediocre career and no blockbuster achievements?

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PCB removed Mohammad Hafeez after just two series, removed Shaheen Shah Afridi after his maiden expedition as captain. But why are they clinging with Wahab Riaz as if he has won multiple World Cups, champions trophy, Asia Cups or many other such titles. To be fair, he even made a stupid decision to drop Mohammad Haris from the New Zealand series squad but still no fingers raised at him yet.

So why PCB so much magnanimous towards Wahab? First chief selector, then member of important committees and now senior team manager. Is he being awarded all these posts just because he was part of the interim government and a blue eyed boy in Mohsin Naqvi's inner circle or clique?

Has Pakistan run out of all the legends of the game or do Wahab Riaz possess some special powers to fix the mess in the PCT?
 
So for a job in PCB you need to have a good career and blockbuster achievements?

Damn, no wonder why people like Mike Hesson would not have success in countries like Pakistan.

First Class cricket it self is a big achievement.
 
There are two types of jobs, one is on the field and the other is desk.

Obviously, to do a desk job you need to know how to read and write. Majority of our cricketers are not educated enough to read and write in any language. Barely anyone has even passed 12th grade. Thus, most of them go for field work and avoid desk/admin jobs.

The more growth is in these admin/desk jobs as you can even get to work with ICC in future. Wahab Riaz being an educated ex cricketer obviously used his reference and landed himself such a job. Whats the issue?

Moin Khans brother Nadeem is direct of domestic cricket for a few years now, and our domestic cricket has been garbage, and no one talks about his posting.
 
Political influence bro nothing else.

u can also expect him to become the chairman of PCB too.
 
Well he did take 5 wickets in a wc semi final. Awful career yes, but that was a good achievement
 
Major said:
So for a job in PCB you need to have a good career and blockbuster achievements?

Damn, no wonder why people like Mike Hesson would not have success in countries like Pakistan.

First Class cricket it self is a big achievement.
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Yeah for real. This sort of mentality is pathetic and a reason why people like Waqar Younis get appointed when they have no business in working that capacity.

Look around the world in sports, superstars players generally aren't the coaches/managers etc. Just because you were an excellent player does not mean you have the ability to coach/manage/select. If anything, those are generally the worst types like Wayne Gretzky who was a joke of a coach or Michael Jordan who drafted a bunch of busts and ran his teams to the ground forever.

Maybe Wahab doesn't turn out to be great but it shouldn't be the reason a cricketer gets a job with PCB is based on their career achievement. Nonetheless, Wahab still had a fine respectable career who played for a long time and moments of success. Yes, he wasn't a superstar but superstars are far & few anyways for most countries.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Political influence bro nothing else.

u can also expect him to become the chairman of PCB too.
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tell me one appointment which was non political?

Every single appointment made in PCB was political. Only those appointments which were advertised and made public for everyone to apply were not political.
 
Wahab’s claim to fame as a cricketer is almost getting Shane Watson out in a World Cup. Having said that, he is more educated than the majority of ex cricketers, and has connections with the Punjab government. Given Naqvi being at the helm now Wahab isn’t going anywhere. I just pray he turns out to be a competent administrator but I can already see that he has crossed over into desi Punjabi uncle territory..
 
No wonder how close Wahab Riaz is to the PCB administration to be able to get these jobs.

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This alone tells you what would be his role infact it's just an indirect way of assuring someone a hefty pay.
Mansoor Rana is currently the team manager and has been so for some years now but according to some posters here Mr "Well-educated" Wahab will tell him how to do this job.

No wonder PCB is the first cricketing board with such a position.
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Wahab Riaz - The Senior Manager of Pakistan Cricket Team 🏏

"A Position Specially Created For Him"
 
Wahab is a tout of the Junta. This much is obvious. The idiot was going around splashing dirty rain water on poor people during the floods. We live in the age of idiocy
 
The Bald Eagle said:
This alone tells you what would be his role infact it's just an indirect way of assuring someone a hefty pay.
Mansoor Rana is currently the team manager and has been so for some years now but according to some posters here Mr "Well-educated" Wahab will tell him how to do this job.

No wonder PCB is the first cricketing board with such a position.
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Wahab Riaz - The Senior Manager of Pakistan Cricket Team 🏏

"A Position Specially Created For Him"
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As Naqvi has turned SS into his secretary, Wahab may get a promotion into the cabinet soon
 
Wahab deserves his flowers for his spell against big chest Shane Watson
 
Wahab is well-educated and thus has an understanding of who to appease in Pakistan.
 
Bewal Express said:
Ramiz Raja
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Ramiz Raja was a direct political appointee of Imran Khan.

Like i said, you lot will defend any appoitment of PTI but cry foul if someone does the same.

Ramiz Raja did not held a BOG position and was added as one by Imran and the made chairman.
 
He was the last hope of world cricket to stop dreaded India from winning a World Cup in 2011. That’s why he is admired by PCB.
 
Major said:
Ramiz Raja was a direct political appointee of Imran Khan.

Like i said, you lot will defend any appoitment of PTI but cry foul if someone does the same.

Ramiz Raja did not held a BOG position and was added as one by Imran and the made chairman.
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RR was more than qualified. Ex Captain, WC winning player, CEO experience, MBA and not a member of the PTI. How was he a political appointment when others has also appointed him?
 
@Rana

What have you made of Wahab Riaz so far? I haven't followed him closely enough for me to draw a conclusion at present.
 
topspin said:
@Rana

What have you made of Wahab Riaz so far? I haven't followed him closely enough for me to draw a conclusion at present.
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I think his intentions are right because he’s from the last crop of players who play the game with the right attitude. Tough cricketer and performer in his days. He started off really well under Zaka only but it seems like Naqvi has curtailed his larger influence a lot now.

I would be shocked if he was one of the guys who truly vouched for Babar to return as captain knowing how Babar (under the influence of Rizwan) is not sincere to the Pakistan national side and cares about himself first.

You need these guys (Wahab, Mahmood and Razzaq) as senior authorities. They won’t tolerate b.s.

Yousuf is a bit of a weird one. I don’t trust this guy.
 
Rana said:
I think his intentions are right because he’s from the last crop of players who play the game with the right attitude. Tough cricketer and performer in his days. He started off really well under Zaka only but it seems like Naqvi has curtailed his larger influence a lot now.

I would be shocked if he was one of the guys who truly vouched for Babar to return as captain knowing how Babar (under the influence of Rizwan) is not sincere to the Pakistan national side and cares about himself first.

You need these guys (Wahab, Mahmood and Razzaq) as senior authorities. They won’t tolerate b.s.

Yousuf is a bit of a weird one. I don’t trust this guy.
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I'm glad I asked because I don't get the hate he's getting here. Him being a "mediocre" bowler holds no relevance whatsoever. Even though I haven't followed him closely enough, I don't recall of him doing much wrong.

Wahab wasn't a beta male like Babar, so I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't in favour of Babar being reappointed as captain. Naqvi is obviously calling the shots.
 
topspin said:
I'm glad I asked because I don't get the hate he's getting here. Him being a "mediocre" bowler holds no relevance whatsoever. Even though I haven't followed him closely enough, I don't recall of him doing much wrong.

Wahab wasn't a beta male like Babar, so I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't in favour of Babar being reappointed as captain. Naqvi is obviously calling the shots.
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They don’t like him because he is politically affiliated with PMLN. That’s the reason for the hate. These people who hate him don’t mind guys like Muhammad Waseem for their rubbish, or Tanvir Ahmed but have a problem with Wahab because he is from Punjab and has close ties with the ruling party there.

Pakistanis in general are lost. They can’t differentiate between right and wrong. Right= whoever our supreme leader deems right. Wrong= whoever our supreme leader deems wrong.
 
We have the confidence of the people of PK. What do you have. Even you own leaders are embarrassing you🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
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Political appointees can also be ex captains and have MBAs or past experience with PCB.

The issue of political appointee exists due to Pakistan's PM being allowed to appoint 2 Board members in the PCB panel of Board of governors. The new Chairman is elected from this BOG in which 6-10 BOG members vote for 2 other members that contest the PCB chairman election. The 2 person that contest the election are always the ones that were placed as BOG by the PM. This could mean any tom dick and harry can be made a Chairman. The other BOG members work there way up to there seat.

Rameez Raja did not work his way up. He was friends with the PM and he was given the job. His CEO experience was not of some company, it was of PCB. You dont need to be a captain to run PCB. You need to someone that has looked after clubs and than looked after a whole region and than made it to the BOG position.

RR was no different than Mohsin Naqvi, Sethi or Zaka. Even though Sethi gave birth to the PSL, even he was a political appointee.
 
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topspin said:
@Rana

What have you made of Wahab Riaz so far? I haven't followed him closely enough for me to draw a conclusion at present.
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Rana said:
I think his intentions are right because he’s from the last crop of players who play the game with the right attitude. Tough cricketer and performer in his days. He started off really well under Zaka only but it seems like Naqvi has curtailed his larger influence a lot now.

I would be shocked if he was one of the guys who truly vouched for Babar to return as captain knowing how Babar (under the influence of Rizwan) is not sincere to the Pakistan national side and cares about himself first.

You need these guys (Wahab, Mahmood and Razzaq) as senior authorities. They won’t tolerate b.s.

Yousuf is a bit of a weird one. I don’t trust this guy.
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Wahab is responsible for the captaincy debacle.

Look, when Shaheen was made captain and was given a squad of inexperience players that lost the series, the CS should had come out to defend the new captain as he was the one who choose the squad.

When Shaheen got removed and replaced with Babar, Wahab was still part of the selection committee, political affiliation aside, Wahab holds the most blame here. 2 years back he sat on TV went on about how players need to be communicated and how our board needs to back its players, while this guy failed to back his teams captain after just 1 series.

While criticism has been placed on Zaka-Naqvi, Wahab's role was over looked in this whole captaincy debacle.
 
Major said:
Wahab is responsible for the captaincy debacle.

Look, when Shaheen was made captain and was given a squad of inexperience players that lost the series, the CS should had come out to defend the new captain as he was the one who choose the squad.

When Shaheen got removed and replaced with Babar, Wahab was still part of the selection committee, political affiliation aside, Wahab holds the most blame here. 2 years back he sat on TV went on about how players need to be communicated and how our board needs to back its players, while this guy failed to back his teams captain after just 1 series.

While criticism has been placed on Zaka-Naqvi, Wahab's role was over looked in this whole captaincy debacle.
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Didn't we establish that Shaheen's pic with IK may have been the reason why he was replaced as captain? So even if Wahab backed him, who is he compared to the establishment?
 
topspin said:
Didn't we establish that Shaheen's pic with IK may have been the reason why he was replaced as captain? So even if Wahab backed him, who is he compared to the establishment?
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even if it was the establishment, Wahab Riaz cannot just stay in the same selection committee, because on the front it makes him look responsible and he should had resigned before the new captain was to be announced.

Wahab got this position after much talk on different channels.
 
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Wahab follows orders well. There's nothing much else to it since all they need is a puppet that stays in line. Competency is certainly not why he was gifted the positions he has and has had.

Tough, Wahab doesn't seem too interested in actually doing his job if we were to go by his behavior as the sports minister.
 
Hextro said:
Wahab follows orders well. There's nothing much else to it since all they need is a puppet that stays in line. Competency is certainly not why he was gifted the positions he has and has had.

Tough, Wahab doesn't seem too interested in actually doing his job if we were to go by his behavior as the sports minister.
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There is surely something more to it, which is why he is getting such significant positions without any portfolio.
 
Wahab is number two in the PCB now after Mohsin Naqvi. Won't be surprised to see a lot of the present national and domestic players going out of their way to suck up to him and for Wahab to abuse the privilege
 
Please do not discuss PMLN and PTI here. This is not the right thread for political chat. Stay on topic.
 
Major said:
So for a job in PCB you need to have a good career and blockbuster achievements?

Damn, no wonder why people like Mike Hesson would not have success in countries like Pakistan.

First Class cricket it self is a big achievement.
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I fully agree with you that for a job in the PCB you don't need a good career as a cricketer.

However I don't think the PCB feels the same as you and I. I mean on what basis has Wahab made these senior positions. He was still an active player when he was appointed.
 
Wahab was an underrated test bowler on UAE pitches. Was an impact bowler with his high speed, skiddy reverse attacking the stumps. I remember him breaking open tests with 2-3 wicket bursts against the run of play, so many times. Similar to Umesh Yadav in this regard but Umesh kept improving and had superior fitness.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Wahab was an underrated test bowler on UAE pitches. Was an impact bowler with his high speed, skiddy reverse attacking the stumps. I remember him breaking open tests with 2-3 wicket bursts against the run of play, so many times. Similar to Umesh Yadav in this regard but Umesh kept improving and had superior fitness.
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He was a spray gun. 34 average in test.
 
Wahab Riaz's explanation on his new role:

"Senior Manager is nothing new with the Pakistan Cricket Team. I will look into workload and rotation policy of players. This happens everywhere in other international teams,"
 
Huge test for his abilities coming up with announcement of the 15-member squad due soon
 
If mediocre politicians can be supported, mediocre establishment can be supported, then why not mediocre cricketers.
 
Usama Mir travelled to England but didn't receive NOC to feature. Mir was one of the players who signed three-year central contracts with the PCB. Under the terms of the contract, all centrally contracted players are allowed to participate in two franchise T20 leagues in addition to the PSL.

As per details, selector and senior team manager Wahab Riaz is unhappy with what Usama did and despite initial agreement, he has not been issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the T20 Blast.
 
Apparently Wahab and Razzaq have been sacked by PCB for selection role.

When will the captain be sacked?
 
Rana said:
Apparently Wahab and Razzaq have been sacked by PCB for selection role.

When will the captain be sacked?
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No one has been officially sacked. There is speculation that Wahab and Razzaq are playing that champions league cricket so they are on the way out. Im not sure Wahab is going anywhere he’s a bit PML chamcha. Naqvi will likely put him in charge of implementing all the ideas he’s getting from the ex cricketers.
 
offstump said:
No one has been officially sacked. There is speculation that Wahab and Razzaq are playing that champions league cricket so they are on the way out. Im not sure Wahab is going anywhere he’s a bit PML chamcha. Naqvi will likely put him in charge of implementing all the ideas he’s getting from the ex cricketers.
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No I think they have been sacked. News broke out an hour or so ago. This isn’t speculation
 
Rana said:
Apparently Wahab and Razzaq have been sacked by PCB for selection role.

When will the captain be sacked?
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This will give space to Kirsten and Gillespie to shape their own dressing rooms.

I'm assuming Wahab and Razzaq were the ones who vouched for Azam K.
 
Naqvi told Razzaq and Wahab bye bye.

But is keeping Asad and Moyo.

Blame is being put on Razzaq and Wahab for the selections. I'm not sure who they brought in? The squad has been quite consistent. The only new players were Imad and Amir. perhaps Azam too .

It this is the case then Naqvi is pinning the WC on these players.
 
Flat_Track_Bully said:
This will give space to Kirsten and Gillespie to shape their own dressing rooms.

I'm assuming Wahab and Razzaq were the ones who vouched for Azam K.
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It’s all a bit messy.

I think the way these selectors have worked with Babar has been extremely shady.

Babar wanted some players at all costs, and the selectors told him that he can have some of those players as long as some of their selected players get the nod as well.

It’s just been a compromise of Babar’s mates+Selector’s hand picks.
 
Rana said:
It’s all a bit messy.

I think the way these selectors have worked with Babar has been extremely shady.

Babar wanted some players at all costs, and the selectors told him that he can have some of those players as long as some of their selected players get the nod as well.

It’s just been a compromise of Babar’s mates+Selector’s hand picks.
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Classic nepotism
 
Naqvi appointed this guy and then blames them for the mess. This clown should not only be sacked, he should be prison for murder and conspiracy
 
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No I think they have been sacked. News broke out an hour or so ago. This isn’t speculation
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Yes you’re right, it’s over. It’s unclear if wahab is still the senior team manager, or if he’s been totally sacked from both roles?
 
offstump said:
Yes you’re right, it’s over. It’s unclear if wahab is still the senior team manager, or if he’s been totally sacked from both roles?
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What I’ve read is selector only. Him and Razzaq are minus 2 from the 6 man selection committee

Yousuf and Asad Shafiq still retained. Weird decision.
 
The smile on Wahab’s face after bowling 3 crappy deliveries in the 19th over was an insult to the tens of thousands who turned up at Edgbaston, including myself. If there was one person who I never ever want to see again around Pakistan cricket, that is Wahab Riaz.
 
That spell by Wabby to Shane Watson was one for the ages and for that to e nation will remain in debt to Riaz.
 
As with everything with these guys- loyalty to the chief was the only criteria for his non job. The problem is that you can hide these losers in WAPDA etc but in cricket it's in the public eye and there is no hiding place
 
Now he will be back wearing long rain boots for the photoshoot because cricket related things are out of his reach.
 
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