{
  "id": 4881301,
  "title": "Misbah-ul-Haq resigns as Pakistan selector after Test squad upheaval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/misbah-ul-haq-resigns-as-pakistan-selector-after-test-squad-upheaval-4881301",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:53:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/misbah-ul-haq-resigns-as-pakistan-selector-after-test-squad-upheaval/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Misbah ul Haq has offered his resignation from the Pak7stan men’s national selection committee the day after the PCB made wholesalw changes to the Teat squad and team management midway through the ongoing tour of England. Misbah has also decided to step down from his role as a batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Pakistan drop seven players and release head coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pakistan-drop-seven-players-and-release-head-coach",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:20:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Pakistan send seven players home and bring in Hesson to coach Test side",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pakistan-send-seven-players-home-and-bring-in-hesson-to-coach-test",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:25:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Major shake-up in Pakistan cricket: Seven players, coaches Sarfaraz, Gul released",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/major-shake-up-in-pakistan-cricket-seven-players-coaches-sarfaraz-gul",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:06:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "'T20 players included for Tests': Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik slam Pakistan selectors over squad selection amid chaos in England tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/t20-players-included-for-tests-shahid-afridi-shoaib-malik-slam",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:38:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pakistan ditch coaches, send seven players home after England defeats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pakistan-ditch-coaches-send-seven-players-home-after-england-defeats",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:52:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}