Wahab Riaz was born on 28 June 1985. He was born to a Gujjar father, Muhammad Sikandar Riaz Kasana who was a businessman. His nickname is Vicky, and he was educated at Aitchison college. His hometown is Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Riaz is married to Zainab Chaudhary and has a daughter named Eshal.

He next played for Pakistan in the Test series against South Africa in October 2010 he participated in 4 ODIs. He was selected to play in the first Test later in that series he took the wickets of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla, he suffered a side strain later that day and was ruled out from the test series.

In March 2011 he appeared for Pakistan for four matches. He performed notably, taking 5 wickets in the Pakistan vs India semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, where he appeared as a replacement for Shoaib Akhtar.

In January 2015, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named their final fifteen-man squad for the tournament.

On 30 August 2016, he conceded 110 runs in his stipulated 10 overs, which is the second worst bowling figure ever in ODI cricket.

Riaz was allocated as a Platinum category player in the 2016 Pakistan Super League players draft. He was bought by Peshawar Zalmi for $140,000 for the 2016 competition.

During a group stage match in 2016 against Quetta Gladiators, Riaz had an exchange of words and a physical tussle with batsman Ahmed Shehzad. The Pakistan Cricket Board imposed a fine on both the players and issued an official warning to them.

He was retained by the Peshawar Zalmi for the second PSL season in 2017. Peshawar won the 2017 competition and, as of the end of the 2017 PSL, Riaz is the leading wicket-taker with 30 wickets in 19 matches. He has played for Zalmi in every edition so far.

In April 2018, he was named in Punjab’s squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar’s squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.

In May 2019, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named their final fifteen-man squad for the tournament.

In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan’s tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on 23 June 2020, Riaz was one of seven players from Pakistan’s squad to test positive for COVID-19. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan’s 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.