{"id":69751,"date":"2025-12-18T18:17:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69751"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T04:37:48","slug":"pakistani-cricketers-ready-to-leave-bbl-for-sri-lanka-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69751","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani cricketers ready to leave BBL for Sri Lanka Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several Pakistani cricketers are reportedly willing to leave the Big Bash League (BBL) to join the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in preparation for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say that players currently representing different teams in the BBL have contacted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) expressing their desire to participate in the Sri Lanka series. 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