November 18, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. AUS vs IND 2024-25: Record-breaking 85,000-plus crowd expected to witness Perth Test

This would surpass the venue's previous record of 81,104 for a Test match, set during its inaugural Test in 2018, also against India. (Read More)

2. Nitish Kumar Reddy set to make Test debut with Perth encounter

The Indian team is reportedly considering Nitish as a fourth-seam bowling option. (Read More)

3. AUS vs IND 2024-25: Devdutt Padikkal set to bat at No. 3, Harshit Rana set to debut in Perth

Shubman Gill got his thumb fractured while practicing in the nets at the WACA Ground. (Read More)

4. Pakistan appoint Wahab Riaz as supervisor for Champions Trophy 2025

Wahab Riaz will also act as the mentor for the Pakistan cricket team in the upcoming tournament. (Read More)

5. Matt Renshaw addresses being 'not too far away' to comeback into Australia squad

The Queensland-born has played 34 first-class matches in his career, scoring 2,252 runs at an average of 38.16. (Read More)

6. SMAT 2024: Mumbai announce 17-member squad, Shreyas Iyer named captain

With Shreyas Iyer leading the Mumbai side, Prithvi Shaw and Siddhesh Lad are also back in the squad. (Read More)

7. IPL 2025 Auction: 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest to be shortlisted

The young prodigy at the age of 12 made his entrance in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar, scoring approximately 400 runs in five matches. (Read More)

8. IPL 2025 Auction: Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain not expecting 'too much' from bidders

Rishad opined that he would love to represent Chennai Super Kings in the tournament and that he would feel bad if he were to be picked by another side in the auction. (Read More)

9. 'You never do is write off champions' - Justin Langer backs Virat Kohli ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite form slump

Kohli's recent struggles, hitting just one fifty-plus score in his last ten innings, have led to increased scrutiny, including analysis from Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting. (Read More)

10. ‘Nothing wrong with what Gambhir has said’ - Sourav Ganguly defends India head coach following comments on Ricky Ponting

Ponting raised concerns about Kohli’s form in Test cricket and reminded that the cricketer has hit only two (three) centuries in red-ball cricket in the last five years. (Read More)