PCB sought clearance before picking Wahab

Riaz was not picked for Pakistan’s last two series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for unknown reasons.

Spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said in a statement the PCB approached the anti-corruption unit ”as a precautionary measure” to seek any relevant information about Riaz.

”In the absence of any observation, the PCB proceeded with selecting Wahab (Riaz) for the England series,” Sarwar said.

Three Pakistani cricketers are in prison in England after they were found guilty of spot-fixing during a test match against England in 2010.

Former captain Salman Butt was sentenced for 2 years, fast bowler Mohammad Asif for 1 years and young paceman Mohammad Amir for six months.

Wahab, 26, was a key component in Pakistan’s bowling lineup in the absence of Asif and Amir in 2011.

Wasim akram 's commented on shoaib akhter's controversial biography

Mumbai: Wasim Akram commented on Shoaib Akhtar and his controversial autobiography, regarding the claims made in it, saying that he was a “problem” when he was an active player and remains so in retirement.
Akram also contradicted Shoaib’s claims of making Sachin Tendulkar uncomfortable with his speed in the Faisalabad Test in 2006 and also said that some of the other allegations he has made in the book titled ‘Controversially Yours’ were false.
“I remember one of Sachin’s knocks in the Sialkot Test. It was the fourth Test and the wicket had lot of grass, I was 22 and Waqar was 19 and we were very fast,” Akram recalled.
“Waqar hit him on his chin and he came back after taking treatment and scored a 50. If a 16-year-old can’t be scared, I don’t think any batsman can be scared. It hardly matters what Shoaib says,” He added.
Akram said that the ever-controversial Akhtar was just trying to sell his book with tall claims. He also denied the allegations that he tried to destroy the Akhtar’s career.

SHOAIB AKHTER BOUNCES BACK INTO LIMELIGHT

Pakistan’s most controversial cricketer Shoaib Akhtar invited a little more drama on the eve of his book launch, tearing into Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid while also taking shots at former national captain Wasim Akram and even the country’s former president Pervez Musharraf.
In the book titled “Controversially Yours” Akhtar says, “I think players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid weren’t exactly match winners to start with, nor did they know the art of finishing the game.”
He then zeroes in on Tendulkar saying, “I bowled (Sachin) a particularly fast ball which he, to my amazement didn’t even touch. He walked away! That was the first time I saw him walk away from me-that, too, on the slow track at Faisalabad.”
In the book titled “Controversially Yours” Akhtar says, “I think players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid weren’t exactly match winners to start with, nor did they know the art of finishing the game.”
He then zeroes in on Tendulkar saying, “I bowled (Sachin) a particularly fast ball which he, to my amazement didn’t even touch. He walked away! That was the first time I saw him walk away from me-that, too, on the slow track at Faisalabad.”
Excerpts of the book released to the media have managed to create much hype but it is surprising that the bits about Tendulkar and Dravid were made public considering the fact that the autobiography will be first published in India.