Overview

• PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has asked the ICC to prepare an alternate plan to ensure the November 17–29 T20 tri-series proceeds if Afghanistan withdraws.
• Afghanistan’s participation remains uncertain, and one outlet reports ACB officials have said the team will not tour, a claim not corroborated elsewhere.
• Sri Lanka has been invited to play three T20Is in Pakistan from November 11 to 15 as a lead‑in to the planned tri-series.
• Pakistan and Sri Lanka are discussing a separate three‑match T20I series in Colombo from January 1–10, which could clash with Pakistani players’ Big Bash League commitments.
• Cricket Australia has contacted the PCB after Pakistan’s suspension of players’ NOCs, with several stars including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi signed to BBL teams.