Former Test cricketer Wahab Riaz has named his newborn baby boy after his late father Sikandar, who passed away in 2017, the 24NewsHD TV reported on Tuesday.
Taking to Twitter, he penned, “Allah has blessed me with a baby boy, Alhamdullilah”. “Once again Sikandar (his father name) was back in his life. “Sikandar has and will always be a part of me since I started. Love u Abbu missing u the most,” he added.
Wahab Riaz welcomed the new born baby with his wife Zainab, as they had two daughters Hoorain and Eshan earlier.
The Sports advisor to CM Punjab, Wahab Riaz said that his son would be called ‘Sikander’ in memory of his beloved father. Riaz also shared a photograph of his late father.
The pacer’s love for his father has always been a prominent feature of his life.
Earlier, this month, he took to Instagram and shared his love for his late father on the latter’s birth anniversary.