What is Wahab Riaz's net worth, franchise fee, salary and brand endorsements?

Wahab Riaz is a professional cricketer from Pakistan, he plays the role of a left-arm pace bowler and represents the National team in all formats. Wahab Riaz was born in Lahore and started playing tape ball cricket at a very young age. Riaz represented Pakistan at the U17 and U19 levels, then made his mark at the domestic level for Lahore Lions. Riaz is the hit-the-deck hard kind of a bowler who is fantastic in the death overs of the game. He is famous for his exploits against Australia in the quarterfinal of the 2015 World Cup at Adelaide Oval, in a fiery spell against Shane Watson. Riaz has become a force to reckon with in the limited-overs format across the globe. He can bowl yorkers at will and also has a deceptive change of pace delivery.

The pacer made his international debut in an ODI game against Zimbabwe in 2008 and announced himself by grabbing two wickets. In just two months’ period, the promising youngster made his T20I debut against Bangladesh, at Lahore. Wahab went from strength to strength and got his Test cap during Pakistan’s most controversial series, in 2010. When his colleagues were going down in the match-fixing scandal, Riaz shone like a star. He started his Test career with a fifer against England, at The Oval. In 2011, Riaz was selected for the 2011 World Cup and he performed at the right moment to grab all the limelight. He had five outings during the mega-event but the highlight of the World Cup for the pacer came against arch-rivals India, where he took a 5 for 46 in the semifinal, unfortunately in a losing cause. 

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The 2015 50-overs World Cup became the masterpiece of Riaz’s career. The pacer was his team’s backbone through the event and he kept his best throughout. Riaz was also part of Pakistan’s team that won the Champions Trophy in 2017, but the pacer was a typical Wahab Riaz during the campaign – he was quick, fearsome, expensive yet effective.  By 2019, the pacer had too much experience under his belt but wasn’t initially selected for the World Cup, however, he somehow managed to be part of the final 15-man squad. He was a regular starter throughout the tournament and took 11 wickets. Since then, the pacer has seen a dip in his career.

Sometimes injuries have forced him out of the team and on occasions, the selectors haven’t shown faith in him. Over the years, Wahab Riaz has enjoyed his time in the T20 franchise across the globe and gained a reputation as a T20 specialist. The pacer has provided his services in the Global T20 league, CPL, APL, Mzansi Super League, LPL, BPL, and most importantly, he has been captaining Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League since the 2017 season. Now, he is in the latter stage of his career and still going strong. Let’s now have a look at some of the interesting facts about this experienced Pakistan cricketer.

Wahab Riaz’s net worth

His net worth is around INR 45 crores (approx)

Wahab Riaz’s salary

He earns around INR 4 crore annually (approx)

Wahab Riaz’s Franchise Fee

Wahab Riaz earns INR 1.3 crore from his PSL franchise, Peshawar Zalmi. 75 lakhs from his hundred franchise, Trent Rockets. 50 lakhs from his CPL franchise, Barbados Royals, 40 lakhs from his LPL franchise, Jaffna Kings and 30 lakhs from his BPL franchise Comilla Victorians.

Wahab Riaz’s Endorsements

Wahab Riaz is the brand ambassador for MB Malik, a sports equipment company.