Raja was impressed by Riaz's display of aggression and passion during the quarter-final against Australia.
Wahab Riaz's spell has earned laurels from many greats for his outstanding spell.
Shane Watson struck a 66-ball 64 to guide Australia to a six-wicket victory.
Pakistan suffered a comprehensive defeat in the hands of Australia in the quarter-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on Friday at Adelaide.
Rashid Latif, Aamer Sohail, Mohammad Yousuf, Sikandar Bhakt, and Sarfraz Nawaz were some of the players to criticise
Watson admitted he was fortunate to survive Wahab Riaz's superb spell on Friday. Watson ended the game with an unbeaten 64 from 66 balls but was dropped at fine-leg by Rahat Ali off Wahab’s bouncer.
It was expected that when they clash, some sparks were surely in store. The Australia-Pakistan quarter-final witnessed some funny banter and some heated fracas between the players at Adelaide.
Wahab Riaz was fined 50 percent of his match fee while Shane Watson was penalised 15 percent
Afridi's last innings summed up his career. The four off the first ball reflected his fearless — and at times mindless — aggression.
Misbah-ul-Haq's comments came after Australia beat Pakistan by six wickets in the quarter-final.