He played in 18 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals from 1996 to 2000 for the Pakistan national cricket team.
[3] Wasim's most prominent experience in a Pakistani shirt came in Pakistan winning the Carlton and United Series in Australia against perhaps the two other most powerful sides in world cricket at the time, West Indies and hosts Australia.
[citation needed] After being discarded he was never recalled and when Pakistan decided upon a new set of youngsters in preparation for the 2003 World Cup.
[citation needed] In 2002/03 season, Wasim moved to play first-class cricket for Otago in New Zealand.
[8][9] in December 2020, Wasim was appointed as chief selector for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).