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Player Skips King Charles Reception
The player stayed away after Pakistan’s board dropped seven players and fired two coaches following a 194-run Test defeat to England.
- Following wholesale team changes, an unnamed player refused to attend a meeting with King Charles at Clarence House in protest of Pakistan Cricket Board decisions.
- The PCB sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul, replacing them with Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke after an embarrassing 194-run Test defeat, leaving Pakistan trailing 2-0.
- Although the entire squad was instructed to attend, players Muhammad Awais Zafar, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, and Ali Usman attended the event; two others were reluctant to appear.
- During the cordial meeting at Clarence House, Charles offered encouragement to the team despite reports suggesting a lack of unity within the touring camp.
- Adding to the team's turbulent period, players had previously threatened to stop playing during the second Test over a proposed Sky Sports interview involving the sons of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan.
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