Last Update: January 27, 2023, 21:35 IST
Pakistan’s experienced fast bowler Wahab Riaz (AFP Image)
Wahab, who is playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, will take oath after returning to Pakistan.
Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz has been appointed caretaker Play Minister of Punjab province, entered politics while being active on the cricket circuit.
Wahab, who is playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, will take oath after returning to Pakistan.
There is no official word on what this means for their involvement with the Pakistan Super League.
The 37-year-old has been retained by Peshawar Zalmi for this year’s Pakistan Super League and is expected to fulfill his commitment to the team despite his appointment as acting sports minister of Punjab province.
Wahab last played for Pakistan in 2020 and has played 27 Tests, 92 ODIs and 36 T20 Internationals. He is the highest wicket taker in PSL with 103 wickets.
Wahab’s appointment was confirmed by Punjab’s caretaker chief minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday and the cricketer is likely to continue in the post till the elections to the Punjab Assembly are held in the next three to four months.
Pakistan’s Punjab state this month dissolved the local legislature on the advice of the chief minister, an ally of former prime minister Imran Khan, to hold mid-term elections.
Wahab is not the first cricketer to enter politics. cricketer turned politician Imran Khan Served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022.
Fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz was an elected member of the National Assembly and served as the sports minister in the Benazir Bhutto government in the 90s.
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