# Pakistan retain Wahab Riaz as women’s head coach 2026-08-16T11:33:15+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Pakistan have retained Wahab Riaz as head coach of the women's national team for the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE and the Asian Games in Japan. The left-arm pacer, who led the men's side briefly last year, will oversee the squad along with the other retained coaching staff. The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the decision, which keeps the setup unchanged as the women's team prepares for two major tournaments this year. Riaz took charge of the women's side earlier in 2025. The Asia Cup is scheduled to begin in April, while the Asian Games will be held in Japan later this year. Pakistan will aim to improve on their silver medal finish in the 2022 Asian Games. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Asia Cup, Asian Games, Pakistan, PCB, Wahab Riaz Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pakistan-retain-wahab-riaz-as-womens-head-coach/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pakistan-retain-wahab-riaz-as-womens-head-coach/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/