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title: "Babar Azam and 17 Pakistani players included in ILT20 auction pool"
description: "Most outlets highlighted that Babar Azam and 17 other Pakistani players have been included in the ILT20 auction pool. Geo News provided additional context by mentioning Azam’s recent century in a Test match. ProPakistani led with the inclusion of Azam and 16 others, while using slightly different phrasing to describe the group. Both outlets used similar language to describe the event but varied slightly in emphasis and framing."
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# Babar Azam and 17 Pakistani players included in ILT20 auction pool

sports · updated 30 Sep 2026, 9:23 AM PKT · 29–30 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted that Babar Azam and 17 other Pakistani players have been included in the ILT20 auction pool. Geo News provided additional context by mentioning Azam’s recent century in a Test match. ProPakistani led with the inclusion of Azam and 16 others, while using slightly different phrasing to describe the group. Both outlets used similar language to describe the event but varied slightly in emphasis and framing.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Babar Azam and 16 National Players Ready for ILT20 Auction](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/30/babar-azam-and-16-national-players-ready-for-ilt20-auction/) · 30 Sep 2026, 9:23 AM PKT
  > Test captain Babar Azam and 16 other Pakistani cricketers have entered the player pool for the fifth International League T20… Read More
- **Geo News** — [Babar Azam among 17 Pakistan players in ILT20 auction pool](https://www.geo.tv/latest/684285-babar-azam-among-17-pakistan-players-in-ilt20-auction-pool) · 29 Sep 2026, 9:15 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan's red ball captain Babar Azam celebrates after scoring a century during Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on July 17, 2022. - AFPPakistan Test captain Babar Azam has been nominated among a 17-member group of...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Babar Azam signs with Desert Vipers for $80,000 in ILT20 Season 5](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11908-babar-azam-set-to-make-ilt20-debut) · 2 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 74% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 29–30 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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