November 4, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. ‘Practice as much as you can’ - Sunil Gavaskar gives advice to young batters ahead of BGT 2024-25

Talking about the same, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar recently came forward with some advice for the batters. He advised the youngsters to practice against the pacers as much as possible to prepare for the Australia series. (READ MORE)

2. KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel to join India A squad to play unofficial Test ahead of BGT 2024-25

India A will play the second unofficial Test against Australia A, starting on Thursday next week. (READ MORE)

3. Rishabh Pant joins list of elite batters with most sixes in WTC history

Rishabh Pant now has 50 sixes for India to his name from 29 WTC appearances. (READ MORE)

4. Reports: BCCI likely to decide Rohit, Kohli, Ashwin & Jadeja’s future after Australia series

The form of senior cricketers- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been questioned and as per a source close to BCCI, they might have played their last Test together at home. (READ MORE)

5. Yuvraj Singh reacts to India’s historic Test series whitewash by New Zealand

Former world champion and India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh revealed his thoughts in the aftermath of the hosts getting inflicted a series whitewash at the hands of the visitors aka New Zealand. (READ MORE)

6. 'Tough pill to swallow' - Sachin Tendulkar laments after New Zealand whitewash India with Mumbai win

Just after the horrific loss, the former India legend, Sachin Tendulkar, called for self-introspection from the team. (READ MORE) 

7. 'Where's hotspot?' - AB de Villiers gives his take on Rishabh Pant’s controversial dismissal

Speaking of the same, former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers gave his take on the dismissal on X (formerly known as Twitter). (READ MORE)

8. 'It is never as clean cut as a bat off' - Pat Cummins rules out possibility of having new Australia opener

As it stands out, Australia skipper, Pat Cummins has ruled out the possibility of the team seeking an opener based on the performances of the Australia A team. (READ MORE)

9. 'Could have only dreamt of being in this position three weeks back' - Tom Latham after historic 3-0 sweep in India

After the game, New Zealand captain Tom Latham was one happy man as he stated the historic series win was not a cakewalk. (READ MORE)

10. ‘Do they have the ability?’ - Simon Doull questions Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli’s mental ability to get out of form slump

Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull took centre stage and questioned the mental ability of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to come back to form. (READ MORE)