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title: "Agha returns to Pakistan squad but Rizwan omitted after England series"
description: "Most outlets reported that Salman Agha has returned to the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Tests against Sri Lanka, while noting that Mohammad Rizwan was not included following the team’s poor performance in England. The framing was largely uniform, with the focus on the squad changes and the aftermath of the England series."
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# Agha returns to Pakistan squad but Rizwan omitted after England series

sports · updated 24 Oct 2026, 7:47 PM PKT · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

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

> Most outlets reported that Salman Agha has returned to the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Tests against Sri Lanka, while noting that Mohammad Rizwan was not included following the team’s poor performance in England. The framing was largely uniform, with the focus on the squad changes and the aftermath of the England series.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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

- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Agha back but no Rizwan for Pakistan following England debacle](https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/agha-back-but-no-rizwan-for-pakistan-following-england-debacle-3005155) · 24 Oct 2026, 7:47 PM PKT
- **Business Recorder** — [Agha back but no Rizwan for Pakistan following England debacle](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445759/agha-back-but-no-rizwan-for-pakistan-following-england-debacle) · 24 Oct 2026, 7:00 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI: Former skipper Salman Agha on Saturday returned to the Pakistan squad for two Tests against Sri Lanka but there was still no place for Mohammad Rizwan following the debacle in England. Agha and Rizwan were among seven players expelled from the Test tour of England in August, a series the visitors lost 3-0. In Pakistan’s first squad since, five players remain out of favour including wic...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Pakistan Likely to Retain Rizwan and Agha for Second Test Against England](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4869-pakistan-makes-key-decision-on-mohammad-rizwan-and-salman) · 27 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 78% related
- [Pakistan to make Test squad changes following England tour](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5602-pakistan-face-test-squad-shake-up-after-massive-defeats) · 31 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 76% related

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