{
  "id": 4843293,
  "title": "Afridi, Malik question PCB decisions over squad changes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/afridi-malik-question-pcb-decisions-over-squad-changes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:22:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1546503/afridi-malik-question-pcb-decisions-over-squad-changes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Pakistan captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik have criticised recent decisions in Pakistan cricket, especially changes to the Test squad. Both players raised concerns about selection choices, the removal of a coach and the pressure facing cricketers after poor performances. Afridi said several decisions were difficult to understand and questioned the strategy behind them. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}