{
  "id": 7539168,
  "title": "Babar Azam returns to domestic cricket after 7 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/babar-azam-returns-to-domestic-cricket-after-7-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T10:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/babar-azam-returns-to-domestic-cricket-after-7-years-1.500675213"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan’s 3-0 series defeat to England, followed by their WTC points deduction for slow over rate at Edgbaston, have left the Men in Green in ninth place in the ICC Test rankings and at the bottom of the nine-team World Test Championship table, same as in the last cycle. There were wholesale changes to the team that played the third Test, with seven players being sent home, leaving skipper Babar…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Babar Azam Returns To Domestic First-Class Cricket After Years Amid Test Struggles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/babar-azam-returns-to-domestic-first-class-cricket-after-years-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:23:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}