{
  "id": 16578212,
  "title": "Saim Ayub released from Pakistan tri-series ODI squad to play domestic cricket",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/saim-ayub-released-from-pakistan-tri-series-odi-squad-to-play",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T08:13:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1572476/saim-ayub-released-from-pakistan-tri-series-odi-squad-to-play-domestic-cricket/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistan Cricket Board released young opening batter Saim Ayub from the national squad for the remainder of the ongoing ODI tri-series. Official representatives confirmed that the decision allows the left-handed batter to return to domestic cricket to regain batting form and confidence. According to a PCB press release issued on Monday, Saim requested the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Pakistan replace Saim Ayub with Sahibzada Farhan for ODI tri-series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/pakistan-replace-saim-ayub-with-sahibzada-farhan-for-odi-tri-series",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:35:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}