England deports Wahab Riaz due to visa issues

According to details, Wahab didn’t have a work permit ahead of his participation in the inaugural season of The Hundred competition, where he is set to represent Trent Rockets.

However, the left-arm bowler has applied for a work visa and will soon leave for England again. Riaz had replaced Australia’s Nathan Coulter-Nile for the opening season of the league.

The pacer was the second-highest wicket-taker in Pakistan Super League (PSL) this season.

The competition will take place this summer and feature eight city-based teams based in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Southampton and two in London.

The event is set to run from July 21 to August 21.

On the other hand,  Haris Sohail has been ruled out from the tour of England due to a hamstring injury. The MRI conducted here on Wednesday revealed a grade three tear injury, which he had picked up during a training session in Derby last week.

The PCB medical panel has advised the left-handed middle-order batsman to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme before a reassessment is carried out.

Haris, who was selected for the ODIs only, will return to Pakistan to undergo the rehabilitation programme at the National High-Performance Centre in Lahore.

Haris Sohail: “I was keenly looking forward to the ODIs as part of my objective to contribute in the side’s success and also cement my position in the side. In this background, I am disappointed that my tour has been cut-short, but I will return to Lahore and undergo a rehabilitation programme so that I can fully recover for the 2021-22 season.”