August 8 Morning Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. Cheteshwar Pujara blasts breezy century for Sussex against Northamptonshire

Cheteshwar Pujara played a scintillating knock of 106 in 119 balls for Sussex against Northamptonshire in the ongoing One-Day Cup in England. (READ MORE)

2. Australia name preliminary 2023 World Cup squad

Australia announce their squad for South Africa and India ODIs, which is also their preliminary squad for the ODI World Cup. Marnus Labuschagne misses out. (READ MORE)

3. MS Dhoni clicks candid selfie with traffic cop, wins the internet

Talismanic wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni generously posed for a picture with traffic police and sent cricket fans into a frenzy. (READ MORE)

4. Not playing any other leagues apart from IPL costs India at the ICC level: Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa explains how Indian players miss out by not being allowed to take part in leagues around the world. (READ MORE)

5. ‘I feel really jealous when I watch him play’ - Ravichandran Ashwin extols Chris Woakes for latter's stellar Ashes 2023 campaign

Ravichandran Ashwin was full of praise for Chris Woakes after the English all-rounder performed exceedingly well during the recently-concluded Ashes. (READ MORE)

6. WI vs IND: Tilak Varma dedicates unique half-century celebration to Rohit Sharma's daughter Samaira

Tilak Varma scored a fine half-century in the second T20I against the West Indies and pulled off a unique celebration to dedicate it to Rohit Sharma's daughter Samaira. (READ MORE)

7. Mitchell Marsh named Australia's T20I skipper for South Africa, uncapped trio earn call-ups

Mitchell Marsh became the 12th men's T20I captain of Australia as the all-rounder will be leading the side in T20Is versus South Africa. (READ MORE)

8. Former PCB chief Ramiz Raza performs 'Manike Mage Hithe' with renowned Sri Lankan singer Yohani; video goes viral

1992 World Cup winner Ramiz Raza tries his hand at singing under the watchful eyes of popular Sri Lankan singer Yohani. (READ MORE)

9. 'I decided I was not going to watch the World Cup' - Rohit Sharma recalls his bitter experiences of ODI World Cup 2011

Rohit Sharma opened up about his memories of the 2003, 2007, and 2011 ODI World Cups and spoke about his plans for the upcoming 2023 edition of the showpiece event. (READ MORE)

10. Steve Smith set to open for Australia in T20I series against South Africa: George Bailey

Australia's chairman of selectors, George Bailey stated that Steve Smith will play a new role for Australia in the three-match T20I series against South Africa as he will open the batting. (READ MORE)