Wahab Riaz was select in the national cricket team for the tri-series in Bangladesh which also in accommodate India & in his 1st match VS Bangladesh, Wahab Riaz finished with three (3) wickets for twenty two (22) runs in seven (7) overs & in the next match although Wahab took 2 Indian wickets Wahab conceded 85 runs. Wahab Riaz made his test start VS England in the 3rd test of the 2010 series. England batted 1st & Wahab Riaz took 5/63 in the 1st innings. In Pakistan's 1st innings wahab came into bat at number three and made 27 runs. Wahab Riaz next played for Pakistan in the test series VS South Africa in October 2010 Wahab participated in four One day internationals. Wahab Riaz selected to play in the 1st test later in that series Wahab took 2 wickets those of Graeme Smith & Hashim Amla however towards the end of the day Wahab picked up a side strain. Wahab did not bowl the following day. A scan showed that Riaz had picked up an injury which takes 4-5 weeks to recover from & thus Wahab missed the rest of the test series. In March 2011 Wahab played for Pakistani cricket team in at least 4 matches with an above average performance. However Wahab recall came in the limelight at the Pakistan against India semi-final of the 2011 cricket world cup, when Wahab replaced Shoaib Akhtar & took five (5) wickets.
Shortly after the cricket world cup, Pakistan toured the West Indies for 2 tests 5 one day internationals & Twenty20I, Wahab Riaz was included in the Pakistani cricket team. Wahab took 2 wickets in the T20I, which Pakistan lost, & played in 4 out of the 5 one day internationals, taking 7 wickets at an average of 20.28 & finishing as Pakistan's leading wicket-taker in the series. In a report to the PCB (Pakistan cricket board) on the teams performance in the West Indies, Pakistani coach Waqar Younis commented that Wahab Riaz had an "average" tour. In May Pakistan toured Ireland for a two-match One day international series, & although Wahab Riaz was included in the cricket team Wahab did not play a match.After the Ireland tour, Wahab Riaz entered talks with kent, eventually signing to play for them in county cricket. The club had suffered injuries to their fast bowlers & Wahab Riaz was drafted in to bolster their line up. Wahab made his T20 start for Kent VS Glamorgan on 11 June. Wahab Riaz took a single wicket, that of Chris cooke, & guided his team to victory with 32* hitting the winning runs after being sent in up the order. On his home start Wahab Riaz took a hat-trick dismissing Chris Taylor, Ed Young, & Richard Coughtrie & recording figures of five (5) wickets for seventeen (17) runs VS Gloucestershire to player had taken a Twenty20 hat-trick for Kent, & Wahab was the 1st time took five (5) wickets in the format, beating previous best bowling figure of 3/14. During his spell with Kent Wahab Riaz took 13 first-class wickets at an average of 33.53, 9 in list A cricket at 13.33, & twenty (20) wickets in Twenty20 matches at an average of 19.85. In August, Wahab Riaz was awarded a category B central contract with the Pakistan cricket board (PCB), six player were in category A, eight including Wahab Riaz in B, & nine in C. When Pakistan toured Zimbabwe in September, Wahab Riaz was rested with the selectors taking the opportunity to blood a number of new & inexperienced players. Though recalled to the test team for the three (3) match series VS Sri Lanka, Wahab Riaz did not play in the series & was dropped from the One day international team to face the same opponents. Wahab Riaz's hiatus from the team extended to six (6) months. Wahab Riaz continued absence was not explained but the Pakistan cricket board (PCB). Wahab Riaz was recalled to Pakistan's test team to face England for three (3) matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While Wahab was out of the side, Wahab Riaz played for the National Bank of Pakistan in the Quaid-i-Azam trophy. Before the cricket team was declared he had taken 30 wickets in the competition at an average of 24.86, & 213 runs at an average of 35.50.
Wahab Riaz 5 wickets and 1 run out VS India - full video
Wahab Riaz 5 wickets VS India - full video
