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Wahab Riaz and his wife have a Twitter spat about which PSL team she should support

Wahab Riaz and his wife have a Twitter spat about which PSL team she should support

They're both from Lahore but Wahab is playing for Peshawar Zalmi. Oops.
22 Feb, 2017

Lahore Qalandars or Peshawar Zalmi?

All it took was a Twitter exchange between Pakistani cricketer Wahab Riaz and his wife Zaynab to pique interest from cricket fans.

With the PSL in full swing this season, Pakistani's are rooting for teams from their respective cities and like the rest of the country Zaynab too is cheering for her hometown team, the Lahore Qalandars.

The match between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United on Feb 20 had supporters of the former in high spirits after it won by one wicket and Wahab's wife couldn't help but tweet in support of her team.

"What a nail biting end! Congratulations @lahoreqalandars now #HBLPSL is wide open for the teams to grab opportunity for the finals!" she wrote.

However, her husband, the left-arm firebrand who's playing for Peshawar Zalmi, was of a different opinion.

And guess who was a good sport about it?

Speaking to DawnNews reporter Zeeshan Ahmed, Wahab Riaz said of the duo's Twitter exchange: "It was nothing, it was just a normal conversation. I'm from Lahore but obviously I want Peshawar to win because I'm representing it.

"My wife is obviously a Peshawar supporter, think of it this way, I'm thinking of my team and she has the right to say what she wants and she said what she thinks is right and I did the same."

Before anyone questions their marriage he added, "My wife and I have a really good understanding, we take things in good humour and we're really good friends. And I found out later that people really enjoyed the exchange."

Comments

conspiracy_theory Feb 22, 2017 04:18pm
Staged!!
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shahid Feb 22, 2017 05:06pm
@conspiracy_theory, I second
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Saif Khan Feb 22, 2017 07:03pm
Good humorous exchange. Though both LHRQalandars and PSHZalmi will have to fly back soon since KHIKings and QTAGladiators are going into the finals.
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Princess_of_DHUMP Feb 23, 2017 12:30am
@shahid Third. All in good spirit though
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oshkosh Feb 23, 2017 12:33am
It was all good and fun until Wahab actually gave a formal explanation and and status update on their relationship. Why cant people in our society simply recognize good humor between the sexes and carry the f on? Im sure people on twitter exploded with conspiracies and gossiped about the outstanding possibilities of conflicts between the two. Wahab obviously is guilty of the same by legitimizing the concerns by actually addressing them and saying dont worry guys everything is good between us??!!? Sad. Just Be and move on.
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victim Feb 23, 2017 01:27am
Both Wahab and Zaynab seem to be good people, God bless .......
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MUHIBBEWATAN Feb 23, 2017 02:01am
Just demonstrate a disciplined extraordinary performance with both bat and ball, Mr. Riaz, so that the national selectors continue to keep you in the national team otherwise..............(you know what!). Lately, you haven't shown much to justify your selection in any of the formats, so, please concentrate on cricket rather than social media.
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NowNow Feb 23, 2017 03:26am
interesting chat...
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Raj Feb 23, 2017 03:41am
Whether Peshawar or Lahore, we support your bowling Wahab Riaz and Mrs. Riaz. Regards from India
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Azhar Feb 23, 2017 07:06am
Love this conversation. Good humour and good understanding. It should remain the same throughout their lives to cherish the companionship of each other.
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A Tahir Shah Fan Feb 23, 2017 08:34am
You go Lahore!!!!! I am with you. Till Multan team doesnt come online.
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Ruby Feb 23, 2017 10:03am
I really don't care much for PSL. Sad. Total disaster that I am!
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Riz Feb 23, 2017 10:10am
she has the right to say what she wants and she said what she thinks is right and I did the same." this is want form every men in Pakistan,,,
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Ahmed Bilal Sheikh Feb 23, 2017 10:40am
Well Said Ms Zaynab, ..... it will be a win for Pakistan.
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Ivehadit Feb 23, 2017 04:19pm
Very cute!
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