Overview
- ACB spokesperson Sayed Naseem Sadaat said the board has clear evidence, including video footage, implicating Pakistan in the Urgun district attack that killed three local cricketers.
- Pakistan’s government has disputed reports of cricketers being killed in an airstrike, with officials challenging the claim and calling for proof.
- Afghanistan has pulled out of next month’s T20 tri-series in Pakistan; the PCB named Zimbabwe as the replacement for fixtures scheduled in Rawalpindi and Lahore from November 17 to 29.
- The ICC and India’s BCCI expressed solidarity with Afghanistan after the deaths of Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, who were returning from a friendly match.
- Franchise repercussions are mounting as Rashid Khan removed his PSL team from his social profile and Afghan participation in the league remains uncertain.