Wahab Riaz Will be the First Ever Sports Minister Who Will be Playing The PSL
Wahab Riaz Will be the First Ever Sports Minister Who Will be Playing The PSL
Pakistan’s star pacer Wahab Riaz has been appointed as caretaker sports minister of Punjab, it emerged on Thursday.
Governor Baligh Ur Rehman administered the oath to the newly-appointed cabinet members held at the Governor’s House in Lahore.
Out of the 11 cabinet members, eight ministers — Bilal Afzal, SM Tanveer, Dr Javed Akram, Ibrahim Murad, Dr Jamal Nasir, Mansoor Qadir, Syed Azfar Ali Nasir and Amir Mir — took the oath, while three others — Wahab Riaz, Tamkinat Karim and Naseem Sadiq — couldn’t attend the ceremony.
Wahab, who is currently playing for Khulna Tigers in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023, will take over as the largest province’s sports minister in due time, he confirmed to Geosuper.tv.
The left-arm bowler has taken 237 wickets for Pakistan in 156 international games across all formats. It is pertinent to mention here that the 37-year-old bowler was a member of the national team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
Wahab Riaz Will be the First Ever Sports Minister Who Will be Playing The PSL
Wahab Riaz will be the first ever sports minister who will be playing the PSL 😂
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) January 26, 2023
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