November 7, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Twitter Reactions: Ghazanfar's six-fer floors Bangladesh in first ODI

Take a look at how X reacted to Afghanistan defeating Bangladesh in the first ODI of the series. (READ MORE)

2. Sourav Ganguly and my wife pushed me to play in Bengal this year: Wriddhiman Saha

Saha revealed that the latest season was not in his plan, but former India captain Sourav Ganguly and Saha’s wife pushed him to go for one more season. (READ MORE)

3. ‘There is still a place for a player like Cheteshwar Pujara’ - Robin Uthappa reflects on India’s squad in the BGT 2024-25

Speaking about the veteran’s absence from the squad, former India cricketer Robin Uthappa came forward and talked about how Pujara still could have been included for the Australia tour. (READ MORE)

4. 'Country comes ahead of your franchise players' - Robin Uthappa shows dismay over Rachin Ravindra practising at CSK academy

Uthappa added that CSK should keep country ahead of franchise interests especially when it comes to foreign players. (READ MORE)

5. Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Shreyas Iyer dazzles with brilliant ton against Odisha

The Mumbai-born cricketer made heads turn with an unbeaten 152 off 164 balls laced with 18 boundaries and four maximums against Odisha in a Ranji Trophy 2024-25 game today. (READ MORE)

6. 'I disagree with Sunny on that totally' - Aaron Finch responds to Sunil Gavaskar's take on Rohit Sharma's captaincy for BGT

Rohit might likely end up missing the first Test of the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (READ MORE)

7. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel added to India A squad

The Men’s Selection Committee have added KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel to the India A squad for the second first-class game against Australia A starting on Thursday, November 07, at the MCG, Melbourne. (READ MORE)

8. 'May not get VIP treatment there' - Mohammad Kaif urges Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma to pledge domestic appearance

Kaif seconded his peers' thoughts and added that the players should not enter the domestic circuit expecting VIP treatment, but rather to get back to the groove. (READ MORE)

9. 'Induction and exit are key for cultural connection' - Mo Bobat reflects on RCB's team culture of building bonds

Interestingly, the cricketer also teased a potential move back to RCB if they end up raising the paddle for him. (READ MORE)

10. Reports: KL Rahul to open with Abhimanyu Easwaran in India A's second unofficial Test against Australia A

The second unofficial Test between Australia A and India A is set to commence on Thursday, November 7. (READ MORE)