{
  "id": 1735982,
  "title": "Babar ruled out of first England Test, Agha to lead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/babar-ruled-out-of-first-england-test-agha-to-lead",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:32:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/babar-ruled-out-of-first-england-test-agha-to-lead/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against England in Headingley with a right hand injury. Salman Agha will be the stand-in skipper in Babar’s absence. “Pakistan captain Babar Azam is unavailable for the first Test match,” head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed confirmed on the eve of the Test match. “Salman […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}