October 14, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Twitter Reactions: Harmanpreet Kaur overdependence costs India yet again, Australia seal semis berth

Let us have a look at how X reacted to Australia women defeating India women in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. (READ MORE)

2. AUS vs PAK 2024: Australia squad for ODI series announced, Pat Cummins to lead

Australia have decided to stick to their core for the Pakistan series. Meanwhile, Australia A squad for India domestic series also features strong names. (READ MORE)

3. Australia aren't dependent on one or two players, entire team contributes: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

After the loss, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur took centre stage and talked about what went wrong for her side in the game. (READ MORE)

4. 'Might be donning Australian shirt during match against India' - Sophie Devine ditches Trans-Tasman rivalry

India and New Zealand are tussling for a spot in the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. (READ MORE)

5. ‘Playing Test matches for Australia is my number one priority’ - Pat Cummins analyses new IPL rules

Australia and Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins hasn’t finalised if he will feature in the next edition of the Indian Premier League. (READ MORE)

6. Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Asha Sobhana suffers knee injury after toss, Australia allow Radha Yadav as last-minute replacement

Meanwhile, McGrath, who replaced injured Alyssa Healy as captain, issued no objection, which helped the Indian side name Radha Yadav as Sobhana’s replacement in the playing XI. (READ MORE)

7. India to play warm-up game against India A in Perth ahead of first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test

India will have an internal warm-up fixture which will be played against the touring India 'A' side. The 'A' side, who would have played a two-match series by then, will feature in a three-day practice match at the WACA from November 15 to November 17, 2024. (READ MORE)

8. 'It was almost like insulting the bowlers' - Aakash Chopra lauds Hardik Pandya after India's series win versus Bangladesh

Aakash Chopra was effusive in his praise for Hardik Pandya, who played a key role for India in their 3-0 clean sweep over Bangladesh in the recently-concluded T20I series. (READ MORE)

9. ‘I'll handle Nitish and his cricket’ - Nitish Kumar Reddy's father shares inspirational story behind his rise

The 21-year-old’s father, Mutyala Reddy, recently came forward and talked about how he did not move to Udaipur after losing his government job in Visakhapatnam for the sake of his son. (READ MORE)

10. Watch: Rahul Dravid interacts with India players during practice ahead of New Zealand Tests

Former India head coach Rahul Dravid was recently spotted visiting team India’s camp in their training session ahead of the first Test of the three-game series against New Zealand. (READ MORE)