{
  "id": 15346336,
  "title": "Babar Azam could be dropped from Pakistan ODI team, warns Shoaib Akhtar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/babar-azam-could-be-dropped-from-pakistan-odi-team-warns-shoaib-akhtar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T02:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/babar-azam-could-be-dropped-from-pakistan-odi-team-warns-shoaib-akhtar-1.500714450"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai : Just when Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi publicly backed Babar Azam, calling him the backbone of the team, former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has issued a warning about the star batter's ODI future. There is always something interesting to discuss when it comes to Pakistan cricket these days. Akhtar claims Pakistan's team management is considering dropping Babar from the ODI side if…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Guangdong hockey team to arrive today for 13-day Pakistan tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/guangdong-hockey-team-to-arrive-today-for-13-day-pakistan-tour",
        "published": "2026-10-17T23:27:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}