November 11, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. ‘What does Ponting have to do with Indian cricket?’ - Gautam Gambhir defends Virat Kohli ahead of BGT 2024-25

Gautam Gambhir took a dig at Ricky Ponting, asking him to concentrate on Australian cricket and not Indian cricket after his recent comments on Virat Kohli. (READ MORE)

2. Jasprit Bumrah to lead India in Rohit Sharma's absence: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir stated that the designated vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is going to lead the side in when Rohit Sharma is unavailable in Australia. (READ MORE)

3. Twitter Reactions: Captain Jos Buttler finds old mojo, smashes 83 as England make it 2-0 against West Indies

Buttler wreaked havoc in the second, smashing 83 runs off 45 deliveries. He powered England to an incredible seven-wicket victory against West Indies. (READ MORE)

4. ‘Main challenge will be the conditions’ - Gautam Gambhir on preparations leading to BGT 2024-25

Gautam Gambhir believes that the main challenge in Australia will be the conditions, which are very different to that of India. (READ MORE)

5. BGT 2024-25: Gautam Gambhir drops hints of KL Rahul playing Perth Test amid Rohit Sharma’s uncertainty

Gambhir acknowledged that the team management hasn’t decided anything on playing XI. However, he dropped hints of the team management preferring a senior in Rahul. (READ MORE)

6. WATCH: Lockie Ferguson’s stunning hat-trick shatters Sri Lanka’s middle order as New Zealand defend 108

Lockie Ferguson picked up the wickets of Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis and Charith Asalanka as New Zealand won the game by five wickets. (READ MORE)

7. Sanjay Bangar's son undergoes hormone replacement surgery, video goes viral

Sanjay Bangar's son recently underwent hormonal replacement surgery and has spilled the beans on identifying as a transperson. (READ MORE)

8. WI vs BAN 2024: Mustafizur Rahman set to miss Windies Tests due to personal reasons

Bangladesh will be stepping onto the Caribbean land without the services of their premier pacer, Mustafizur Rahman, who's out with personal reasons. (READ MORE)

9. R Ashwin breaks silence over criticism after New Zealand whitewash

Ravichandran Ashwin lashed out at the people indulged in making negative remarks following the series defeat to New Zealand. (READ MORE)

10. 'There is no confirmation, hopefully he'll be available' - Gautam Gambhir on Rohit Sharma's availability in Perth Test

Gautam Gambhir asserted that there is no confirmation on Rohit's unavailability for the Perth encounter at the moment. (READ MORE)