{
  "id": 8904696,
  "title": "‘Were you here to sell chickpeas?’ Wasim Akram questions Babar’s captaincy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/were-you-here-to-sell-chickpeas-wasim-akram-questions-babars-captaincy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:54:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/were-you-here-to-sell-chickpeas-wasim-akram-questions-babars-captaincy-1.500681793"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan cricket is rarely short of drama. And after a disastrous 3-0 Test series defeat in England, Wasim Akram has now asked a rather brutal question of captain Babar Azam. Were you here to sell chickpeas? The Pakistan legend was speaking alongside former fast bowler Waqar Younis at a charity fundraising event in Manchester when the conversation turned towards Babar and everything that happened…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Muh chhupake jao’: Wasim Akram slams Razaullah after grand welcome in Islamabad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/muh-chhupake-jao-wasim-akram-slams-razaullah-after-grand-welcome-in",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:35:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}