Wahab Riaz believes Pakistan are the rudest team in the cricketing world
The build up to upcoming Pakistan’s tour of England seems to get exciting from time to time. In a recent chat with speedster Wahab Riaz, he said that no one can beat Pakistani’s when it comes to being rude. He has cautioned that England Cricketer’s who sledge will receive given treatment far more than what they would expect. Pakistan begins their tour of England this Thursday, at Lord’s. Previously, former English Cricketer Graeme Swann made bold comments admitting that the return of Mohammad Amir to the Test arena is going to sicken him.
During their last visit to England, back in 2010, Wahab Riaz was involved in a heated argument with English batsman Jonathan Trott in the nets, before they were separated. As per the reports of the Indian Express, recalling the incident, the Pakistani bowler said, “He was a bit rude and when it comes to being rude you can never beat the Pakistanis on it. We are the rudest when it comes to it. “We are nice but if somebody is rude we won’t spare it.”
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He felt that Trott took out frustration on him as he was failing to score runs for his team. “He was a bit rude, he was angry, he was not scoring runs, he was getting out early in the ODIs – he was doing well in the Tests. It was that frustration he tried to take out on me” said Riaz.
The limelight has been on Mohammad Amir, who is set to make a return to Test cricket. He was banned from international Cricket for 5 years when he was found guilty of spot-fixing, back in 2010 during a Test match against England at Lord’s. Pacer Mohammad Asif and Batsman Salman Butt were also given similar punishments. Many cricketers have different opinions about his returns.
Wahab Riaz believes that Mohammad Amir will rise to the occasion and perform well. He also said that the team is behind the left-arm bowler.
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Kevin Pietersen had earlier said that players like Mohammad Amir, who has violated the rules of the game should not be allowed to play Cricket again. The South-African born cricketer felt that everyone deserves a second chance, but not in sports.
Pakistan will play Four Tests, Five ODIs and a lone T20 International.