Overview
- The ACB’s Sayed Naseem Sadaat said they have clear evidence, including video, and urged cricket boards to denounce the attack and protect the sport from conflict.
- Pakistan’s government has challenged the allegation and questioned reports that cricketers died in an airstrike, as minister Ataullah Tarar criticized the ICC’s response and demanded evidence.
- ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf and national players visited Paktika to meet families and attend the burials of Kabeer, Sibghatullah and Haroon.
- With Afghanistan out of the event, Pakistan confirmed Zimbabwe as the replacement for the T20 tri-series running November 17–29 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
- Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan condemned the killings and removed his PSL team from his X bio, putting his participation in the league in doubt as analysts warn Afghan player involvement could be at risk.