Pakistan cricket team's fast bowler Wahab Riaz's name suddenly came into the limelight yesterday when the Punjab government notified that he has been appointed as caretaker sports minister.

The Election Commission of Pakistan appointed Mohsin Naqvi as the Chief Minister of Punjab last week, since then the names of the Punjab cabinet are coming out. The notification issued by the new Punjab government yesterday contained a list of names who were offered various ministries.

When BBC asked Wahab Riaz in this regard, he confirmed that he has been offered the post of caretaker sports minister, but did not say whether he would accept the offer. Or not. So far, Wahab Riaz has not taken the oath of office.

Wahab Riaz said that he is currently out of the country and will talk about it only after returning to Pakistan soon. At present, he cannot make any statement.

Wahab Riaz is currently playing for Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League and the PCB has allowed players playing in foreign leagues to play in these leagues till February 2, after which they will be allowed to play in those leagues from February 13. will be part of their teams in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to begin.

Ever since this news came out on social media, it is being questioned whether Wahab Riaz can be a part of the Punjab Pakistan Super League as Sports Minister and what are the conditions in the constitution regarding becoming caretaker Chief Minister.


Can Wahab Riaz participate in PSL as Caretaker Sports Minister?

Wahab Riaz has represented the Pakistan Cricket Team in all three formats. He has taken 83 wickets in 27 Test matches, 120 wickets in 91 One Day Internationals and 34 wickets in 36 T20 Internationals.

He has not announced his retirement from cricket yet, but he has not been a part of the national team for the past two years and he is also not a PCB Central Contracted Player.

Wahab Riaz has been a part of Peshawar Zalmi since the first season of PSL and has been talking about his desire to return to the national team in several TV interviews.

According to PCB rules, Wahab Riaz can participate in the Pakistan Super League as caretaker sports minister, Sami Birni, a spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board, told the BBC.

What are the requirements for becoming a caretaker cabinet member?

After the dissolution of the assemblies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and the subsequent appointments of caretaker chief ministers, there was a buzz regarding the people joining the caretaker cabinet.

Yesterday, when the announcements in this regard came out, the question was also raised about what conditions are applicable for joining the cabinet.

In this regard, while talking to the BBC, Hamid Khan, a legal expert, said that there is no special condition regarding the appointment of a member of the caretaker cabinet. He is also subject to the same conditions as are imposed on ordinary cabinet members.

He said that 'this person has to fulfill the articles 62, 63 of the constitution, but apart from that no special condition is applicable.'

Wahab Riaz should be congratulated or not?

After this news came out, many users on social media kept asking the question whether this news is true or not and whether Wahab Riaz will play PSL as caretaker Sports Minister of Punjab.

A user criticized and said that Mohsen Naqvi is sharing jobs. Tamkinat and Wahab Riaz have been associated with his channel.

In this regard, some users also questioned whether we can also be a part of the caretaker cabinet and whether Wahab Riaz should be congratulated or not.

In this notification, Wahab Riaz's name was listed at number eight, on which a user wrote that the same has been placed in the batting order notification.

Some people are also asking the question why there was a need to appoint a caretaker sports minister in the cabinet.