Pakistan axe Riaz for Bangladesh tour
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 21 (AFP): Pakistan on Monday axed Wahab Riaz from the squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh after he was named in connection with a spot-fixing scandal in England.
The 26-year-old did not play in the three Test series, which Pakistan won 1-0 against Sri Lanka last month before being dropped from the one-day squad.
The fast bowler, who took five wickets against India in the World Cup semi-final in March, was allegedly involved in the scandal for which former teammates Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were jailed by an English court earlier this month.
Agent Mazhar Majeed, also jailed for his role in fixing part of the Lord's Test against England in August 2010, named Riaz and wicket- keeper Kamran Akmal during his trial last month.