July 2, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. T20 World Cup 2024: Taskin Ahmed apologises for missing team bus after waking up late for India game

A BCB official has made a startling revelation, saying that Taskin Ahmed woke up late for the important Super Eight clash against India and missed the team bus. (READ MORE)

2. 'Thank you, Rohit, for that phone call in November' - Suryakumar Yadav reveals Rahul Dravid's emotional message to India skipper post T20 WC win

Suryakumar Yadav revealed what Rahul Dravid told Rohit Sharma after India ended their 11-year-long wait for an ICC title as they won T20 World Cup 2024. (READ MORE)

3. Shahid Afridi opens up on Pakistan's sub-par T20 WC campaign, lauds Rohit Sharma for playing aggressive brand of cricket

Shahid Afridi dissected Pakistan's dismal T20 World Cup 2024 performance and complimented Rohit Sharma for his aggressive style of batting. (READ MORE)

4. BCCI to arrange charter plane to evacuate T20 World Cup Champions India from hurricane-hit Barbados

A charter plane has been arranged by BCCI to bring back the T20 World Cup-winning Indian Team from Barbados, which has been hit with Hurricane Beryl. (READ MORE)

5. T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah find spots in Harsha Bhogle's team of the tournament

Harsha Bhogle named his T20 World Cup 2024 team of the tournament and mentioned Rohit Sharma as the captain. (READ MORE)

6. 'Credit goes to Smriti and Shafali who set up a platform for us' - Harmanpreet Kaur commends openers for stellar showing in Chennai Test

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was effusive in her praise for the opening duo of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma after the Women in Blue defeated South Africa 10 wickets in the one-off Test in Chennai. (READ MORE)

7. Afghanistan women urge ICC to help them establish refugee team in Australia

17 female players formerly contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have requested the ICC to help them establish a refugee team based in Australia. (READ MORE)

8. Sikandar Raza to captain Zimbabwe's youthful squad against India in T20I series

Sikandar Raza has been announced as Zimbabwe's captain for the five-match T20I series against India. (READ MORE)

9. 'First be patriotic' - Sreesanth schools Riyan Parag amid controversial statement of not watching T20 World Cup

Sreesanth lambasted Riyan Parag for his controversial statement of not watching T20 World Cup 2024. (READ MORE)

10. Virat Kohli pushing himself to develop his game at this stage of his career is really impressive: Andy Flower

RCB head coach Andy Flower was impressed with Virat Kohli's eagerness to develop his game, even after achieving so much success during his illustrious career. (READ MORE)