{
  "id": 5695964,
  "title": "Pakistan Cricket’s Real Crisis Begins Below the National Team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/pakistan-crickets-real-crisis-begins-below-the-national-team",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:20:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1548262/pakistan-crickets-real-crisis-begins-below-the-national-team/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In August 2016, Pakistan became the world’s No. 1 Test team. It remains my favourite memory from the revival between 2009 and 2017, particularly because Pakistan reached the top while playing its home cricket abroad. That side was not always glamorous, but it had character. Under Misbah-ul-Haq, the players understood their roles and usually looked […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}