March 13 Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. Cheteshwar Pujara lauds BCCI’s new Test incentive policy to promote Test cricket

Veteran batter Cheteswar Pujara lauded BCCI and its secretary Jay Shah for introducing a Test incentive policy to promote red-ball cricket in India. (READ MORE)

2. Rishabh Pant has shown lot of patience, positivity, tolerance: Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan stated that he is excited to see Rishabh Pant return in IPL 2024 and added that the stumper-batter has shown a lot of patience, positivity and tolerance during his rehabilitation phase. (READ MORE)

3. Praveen Kumar slams Hardik Pandya ahead of IPL 2024

Former India cricketer Praveen Kumar slammed Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya stating that the star all-rounder barely plays international or domestic cricket. (READ MORE)

4. Afghanistan dominate Ireland in final ODI to claim series win

Mohammad Nabi and Nangeyalia Kharote were the stars with the ball for the hosts, who successfully defended their 237-run target by bowling Ireland all out for 119 runs. (READ MORE)

5. Musheer Khan credits Sachin Tendulkar as motivation behind Ranji Final century

Sachin Tendulkar who was present at the Wankhede Stadium proved to be a source of inspiration for the young Musheer Khan, who hit a century against Vidarbha in the Ranji final. (READ MORE)

6. Ellyse Perry creates history with best bowling figures in WPL history

Ellyse Perry produced a historic performance against Mumbai Indians and became the first player in the Women's Premier League history to take a six-wicket haul. (READ MORE)

7. Ravichandran Ashwin reveals India captain Rohit Sharma's gesture towards his ailing mother

After Ashwin got the news of his mother being admitted to the hospital, Rohit Sharma took matters into his own hands and went a notch up to try to arrange a chartered flight for the off-spinner. (READ MORE)

8. ECB honours James Anderson with special painting for his 700th wicket feat

ECB chairman Richard Thomson decided to acknowledge Anderson's 700-wicket feat and his 21-year-long service to English cricket by gifting him a beautiful painting. (READ MORE)

9. KSCA optimistic about handling water crisis for IPL matches in Bengaluru

Shubendu Ghosh, CEO of KSCA, showed confidence in the association's ability to meet the water requirements for the upcoming matches through an in-house sewage treatment plant (STP) at the stadium. (READ MORE)

10. Rajasthan Royals unveil all-pink jersey dedicated to Women of Rajasthan

Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday unveiled their special all-pink jersey which will be donned by the inaugural IPL champions in their #PinkPromise match against RCB on 6th April 2024. (READ MORE)