Moin Khan: “We will have to see the criteria on which Wahab was selected”

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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan has admitted that left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz will have to prove himself in the World Cup after he was included in the Pakistan team.

Wahab was initially not included in the list of 23 probables for the World Cup, but was the third-highest wicket-taker in this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) with 17 wickets in 13 games for the Peshawar Zalmi at an average of 19.88.

However, he ended up being included in the finalised World Cup squad after the Pakistan seamers struggled during the five-match ODI series against England.

“We will have to see the criteria on which Wahab was selected. You cannot doubt his ability. He bowled really well in the PSL as well,” Moin was quoted as saying by cricketpakistan.com.pk. “But from the PSL till now we have to see if his performance was taken into consideration. A lot of things can create ambiguity.

“Criteria should be followed. The process needs to be followed otherwise controversies are created. I saw him in a recent tournament and he seemed rusty. He was bowling with a very short run-up. Maybe he hasn’t played a lot of cricket or is just out of practice.”

Pakistan’s second World Cup warm-up game will be against Bangladesh in Cardiff on May 26.

They will then begin their World Cup campaign against the West Indies in Nottingham on May 31.

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