The former Pakistan, and present Lancashire, captain was met by acting captain Aamir Sohail and coach Haroon Rashid, but manager Asad Aziz was 50 miles away on safari in an elephant game park.
Wasim had harsh words for Salim Altaf, Pakistan's chief selector, who resigned because the Pakistan board chairman, Khalid Mahmood, went over his head in calling up the all-rounder. The other two selectors are said to be considering their position.
Wasim said: ``If this man [Altaf] selects on a cricket basis, I want to know why he dropped me in the first place. I had just led a side which beat West Indies 3-0 and taken 18 wickets. If he has resigned, he's resigned. Nobody cares.''
After Pakistan's poor showing in Sharjah, particularly the defeat by England, rumours circulated which led to Wasim's appearing before a government inquiry into allegations of match-fixing and betting.
``I was very relieved to be cleared of those allegations,'' he said.
``It was only speculation, nothing else. I have been playing top cricket for so may years. Why should I do such a stupid thing?''
Replying to suggestions that some players were opposed to his being here, Wasim said: ``It is nothing to do with the players. I would like them to come up and talk to me and we can settle our differences. We are all playing for one huge country and that must come first.''
Wasim said he was relieved to be captain no longer: ``Now I can concentrate on my batting.''
While Wasim was still on his way, a Johannesburg newspaper reported an interview with a man who claimed he had witnessed Saqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Akram being beaten up in a ladies' escort club the night they claimed they were mugged in the street outside their hotel.
It happened in the Blue Orchid club, according to John Katz, who said an argument broke out between the players and another patron over a woman.
``When the cricketers turned aggressive, a bouncer intervened and a bit of a scuffle ensued, which ended up outside with both of them being kicked around a bit,'' Katz told the paper.
The club owner, however, denied the account and the Pakistan management again said the players were attacked in the street -though they have never made a sworn statement to police.