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Babar ruled out of first England Test, Agha to lead

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Babar was already recovering from an impact injury in the West Indies series [Cricinfo]
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against England in Headingley with a right hand injury. Salman Agha will be the stand-in skipper in Babar’s absence.

“Pakistan captain Babar Azam is unavailable for the first Test match,” head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed confirmed on the eve of the Test match. “Salman Agha will be the captain for the first Test.”

Babar copped an injury on his right hand during the three-day warm-up against Professional County Club Select XI in Beckenham. He had already been recovering from an impact injury that he sustained on the same hand during the second Test against the West Indies recently.

Mohammad Abbas, the pacer, had told the media that a call on Babar’s availability for the Leeds Test would be made on the first morning, but the head coach confirmed his unavailability on the eve of the match itself.

[Cricbuzz]



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Cabinet approves aditional Rs. 2,500 million to the Paddy Marketing Board to purchase 2026 Yala harvest

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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to provide an additional Rs. 2,500 million to the Paddy Marketing Board on a reimbursable basis from the Rs. 7,500 million additional allocations granted to the Ministry to implement
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Cabinet nod to host the 8th Asian Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the 3rd Joint Asian and South-East Asian Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Prime Minister of the Parliament of Sri Lanka to host the said conferences considering the opportunities to strengthen parliamentary diplomacy and regional cooperation, as well as to enhance international recognition of the Parliament of Sri Lanka within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

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SAARC Training Workshop on Financial Modeling for Renewable Energy Projects from 5th to 7th October in Colombo

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It is expected that two persons from each member country,
including Sri Lanka, will participate in this workshop. The Energy Centre of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will provide all local hospitality facilities and  transport, excluding airfare.

Taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Energy regarding this workshop, which is vitally important for the capacity building of public officers and other related parties regarding project evaluation and financial modeling in the renewable energy sector, the Cabinet of
Ministers has decided to grant its consent to hold this workshop and extend Sri Lanka’s hospitality for this event.

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