Rameez wants Wahab as ODI captain

Former Pakistan batsman Rameez Raja has called on the national selectors to appoint fast bowler Wahab Riaz as the country's next one-day captain.

Speaking to ESPNcric-info, Rameez said that after watching Wahab bowl in the quarterfinal defeat against Australia, he was convinced Wahab can make it "big as a leader" because of the "aggression, passion and emotion" he showed. Pakistan will need to find a replacement for Misbahul Haq, who had announced his retirement from ODIs after the World Cup, and Rameez urged the selectors to groom a youngster for the job.

"It's a difficult one because Pakistan have not yet trained a youngster," Rameez said. "What I saw of him [Wahab] against Australia convinces me that he's got it in him to make it big as a leader because he showed aggression, passion and emotion and that is what is required right now to put Pakistan cricket back on track."

Wahab was among the few standout performers for Pakistan at the World Cup, finishing as one of the tournament's highest wicket-takers with 16 scalps at an average of 23.00 and an economy rate of 5.56.