Srinagar: In a surprising move, Pakistan senior pacer Wahab Riaz has said that he has no intention of retiring from cricket and would like to be part of upcoming Pakistan cricket team training camp.
Wahab was quoted as saying this during a Torch ceremony of the Punjab Games held at Kinnaird College, Lahore. Wahab has last played an international match way back in 2020.
“Right now I have no intention of saying goodbye to cricket. I am focusing on my future endeavors. I am training hard and bowling regularly to be in rhythm,” Wahab was quoted as saying.
“I would like to request PCB to call me in the training camp. It will help me practice my bowling in a better way. Bowling for even half an hour in the camp would help me a lot,” he added.
Pakistan men’s, Shaheens and U19 sides and are going to train under the guidance of national team’s and NCA’s coaches during the upcoming camp.
The camp is going to be held from 10 till 15 June (for spinners) and 16 till 21 June (for fast bowlers).
Spinners – Abrar Ahmed, Ali Asfand, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Mohammad Junaid, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram, Sajid Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usama Mir and Zahid Mehmood.
Fast bowlers – Aamir Jamal, Arshad Iqbal, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Naseem Shah and Shahnawaz Dahani.
Batters – Abdullah Shafique, Haris Sohail, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Huraira, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Tayyab Tahir.