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  "id": 12181256,
  "title": "Salman sacked; PCB names Asian Games captain as Pakistan's new T20I skipper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/salman-sacked-pcb-names-asian-games-captain-as-pakistans-new-t20i",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/salman-ali-agha-sacked-pcb-names-asian-games-silver-medalist-captain-as-new-pakistans-t20i-skipper/articleshow/134711403.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sahibzada Farhan is set to captain Pakistan's T20I team in the much-anticipated series against Sri Lanka beginning October 9. The three matches will be hosted at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium over consecutive days. Notably, former captain Salman Ali Agha has been omitted from the T20I setup but will retain his place in the ODI lineup, where Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue leading the team…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/showbiz-from-descendants-of-the-sun-child-star-to-asian-games-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:11:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "No guarantees for Sooryavanshi as India look to build on Asian Games success",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/no-guarantees-for-sooryavanshi-as-india-look-to-build-on-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:15:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Salman sacked; PCB names Asian Games captain as Pakistan's new T20I skipper",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/salman-sacked-pcb-names-asian-games-captain-as-pakistans-new-t20i-12188540",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:36:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}