October 2, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain, cites workload among other concerns

Babar Azam stepped down as Pakistan captain from ODIs and T20Is and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Shaheen Shah Afridi as T20I captain. (Read More)

2. Tim Southee steps down as New Zealand Test captain, Tom Latham takes over

Tim Southee announced he is stepping down as the Test captain after a humiliating defeat to Sri Lanka recently. Tom Latham is going to take the charge next. (Read More)

3. Having just a few Test centres certainly helps players: Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin took the comparison of England and Australia and how both countries use only specific places for Test cricket whenever team India tours them. (Read More)

4. ‘We actually didn't react quick enough’ - Chandika Hathurusinghe reflects on Bangladesh’s loss in Kanpur

Despite rain making no play possible for multiple days, India managed to snatch a win from Bangladesh on the last two days of the game. (Read More)

5. Ashwin makes startling revelation, India considered forfeiting an inning during Kanpur Test

Rohit and Co. discussed the possibilities of forfeiting an inning after rain played possums and it led to the 5-day game being reduced to three days in Kanpur. (Read More)

6. BCCI introduces Advanced Athlete Monitoring System for state cricket associations

Jay Shah mentioned that a team from the Centre of Excellence (COE) which was inaugurated recently, will assist the associations in using the advanced system to track the progress of a player. (Read More)

7. ‘To make a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers’ - Rohit Sharma after India’s phenomenal win in Kanpur

In the second innings, India bundled the Najmul Shanto-led side to just 146 runs and got the job done with the bat as India won by seven wickets. (Read More)

8. ‘Has a better record than Virat Kohli’ - Shan Masood defends Abdullah Shafique amid subpar performance

Pakistan recently lost a Test series at home to Bangladesh, and the forms of many players have come under question due to the performances. (Read More)

9. FIR lodged against Mashrafe Mortaza over extortion, share manipulation charges

The FIR was lodged over multiple charges of extortion and manipulation of share transfer. (Read More)

10. IND vs BAN 2024 - KL Rahul shares Rohit Sharma's plan to win Kanpur Test

Rahul said that Rohit instructed everyone to play for the win and not settle for a draw in the series. (Read More)