Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam is ruled out of the first Test against England due to an injury, according to reports from multiple outlets. The decision means he will not take part in the match.
With Babar unavailable, Pakistan names Salman Agha, an off-spinning all-rounder, as captain for the first Test. Both outlets frame the change as a direct response to the injury and indicate that leadership duties shift to Agha for the opening match of the series.
While the sources agree on the injury and the resulting captaincy change, they provide limited further detail about the nature or timeline of Babar’s setback, focusing instead on the immediate impact for team selection and roles in the first Test.
