November 6, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Rahul Dravid's mind is better than Gautam Gambhir: Basit Ali 

Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali came forward and drew comparisons of Gautam Gambhir to former India head coach Rahul Dravid. (READ MORE)

2. AUS vs PAK 2024: Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Josh Philippe included in squad for third ODI against Pakistan

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith will not play the third game to finalise preparations for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (READ MORE)

3. 'Haven't seen that same Virat since 2018 series' - Marnus Labuschagne on Kohli's Test slump

As the 36-year-old readies himself for Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne recalled his first impression of “intense” Kohli in 2018. He also added the batter seems to miss the same charm. (READ MORE)

4. Irfan Pathan and Ajay Devgn announce World Championship of Legends season 2 in true Singham Style

The announcement took place at an exclusive screening of the highly anticipated Bollywood blockbuster Singham Again at PVR Juhu. (READ MORE)

5. Mandhana moves closer to third position, Harmanpreet gains three places in latest round of ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings

Mandhana moved from 703 to 728 ranking points and is just behind Athapaththu’s 733 points. (READ MORE)

6. Twitter Reactions: Virat Kohli turns 36, social media floods with heartwarming messages

Take a look at how X reacted to Virat Kohli turning 36 years old as wishes poured in for the star batter. (READ MORE)

7. ‘Marnus is always in my ear so he had to have an over’ - Pat Cummins on trying eight bowlers against Pakistan

Reflecting on the bowling changes, Cummins stated that Labuschagne asked him several times about bowling and that he tried so many players as the conditions favoured them and the team had multiple all-rounders as well. (READ MORE)

8. Ireland's Laura Delany returns to fitness ahead of Bangladesh tour

Laura Delany sustained an ankle injury during the T20I series against Sri Lanka in August. (READ MORE)

9. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur returns to top 10 of ICC Women's ODI player rankings

Harmanpreet Kaur jumps three spots up to take the ninth position in the latest Women's ODI rankings. (READ MORE)

10. Sunil Gavaskar explains India’s ‘temperament’ problem in Test cricket

Explaining the mindset of the Indian batters, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar stated that there was a problem with the temperament, which led to the series defeat. (READ MORE)