November 21, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Matthew Hayden brushes off Virat Kohli's recent struggles

Matthew Hayden backed Virat Kohli to overcome his dismal form during the upcoming BGT 2024-25, highlighting his truckloads of experience and glorious records. (READ MORE)

2. Mohammed Shami hits back at Sanjay Manjrekar after bold IPL auction prediction

Manjrekar's comments didn't sit well with Shami as the 34-year-old shot back by asking people to meet the former cricketer to know about their future. (READ MORE)

3. Our main focus at the moment is on ODI cricket ahead of the Champions Trophy: Aaqib Javed

Aaqib Javed talked about how the side is completely focusing on ODI cricket ahead of the latest edition of the Champions Trophy in 2025. (READ MORE)

4.‘It is an honour’ - Jasprit Bumrah reflects on leading India in first BGT Test

Bumrah revealed how big an honour it is to lead India in such a prestigious and historic series, adding that he has his own way of leading. (READ MORE)

5. Watch: Pakistan fan asked to leave stadium in Hobart for raising Imran Khan's posters

A Pakistan fan was asked to leave the Bellerive Oval after he was seen raising posters of former Pakistan cricketer and Prime Minister Imran Khan. (READ MORE)

6. IPL 2025: Suresh Raina backs Pant for over ₹25 crore tag in auction

Suresh Raina noted that Pant should easily be able to bag an amount in excess of INR 25 crore due to his reputation outside the cricketing arena. (READ MORE)

7. RCB scouting head reflects on process of picking best talents

Malolan Rangarajan, who is the head of scouting at RCB and RCB-W assistant coach, took centre stage and talked about the importance of scouting new talent for the franchise. (READ MORE)

8. Shukri Conrad defends Aiden Markram amid poor form

Shukri Conrad isn’t bothered about Markram’s form and questioned the criticism that has come his way in recent times. (READ MORE)

9. Tilak Varma surpasses Suryakumar Yadav to become India's highest-ranked T20I batter

Tilak Varma's magnificent outings in the South Africa series catapulted him to No. 3 in the latest ICC rankings for T20I batters. (READ MORE)

10. Virat Kohli feeds off energy and big challenges: Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan backed Kohli to be at the peak of his powers against the Aussies and gave reasons as to why Kohli would excel in the series. (READ MORE)