October 26, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. ‘New Zealand played better than us, we failed to capitalise on certain moments’ - Captain Rohit Sharma after Test series loss

Team India suffered their first home Test series defeat in 12 years. In the same vein, Captain Rohit Sharma rued the underperformance of his batters in the second Test held in Pune. (Read More)

2. WTC 2023-25 Points Table: Here's a look at latest standings after New Zealand’s second Test win against India

Despite the series loss, the Indian team maintained their position at the top of the World Test Championship standings for now. (Read More)

3. IND-W vs NZ-W: Amelia Kerr ruled out of series, most of WBBL

Amelia Kerr has been ruled out of the remaining part of the ODI series against India due to a left quadricep tear. (Read More)

4. MS Dhoni named ambassador for Jharkhand Assembly elections

The Ranvhi-born will collaborate with the Election Commission to encourage voter turnout in the polls scheduled for November 13 and 20, respectively. (Read More)

5. This series win against England is for the people of Pakistan who have suffered a lot with us: Shan Masood

As Pakistan defeated England to register their first Test series win since 2023, skipper Shan Masood dedicated the memorable win to the fans of the country. (Read More)

6. Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes first Indian batter to hit 30-plus sixes in Tests in calendar year

The milestone maximum did not take a lot of time, coming into India's run-chase of a steep 359 on a Pune track which was doing all sorts for the spinners. (Read More)

7. ‘We weren’t able to match the challenges in the last two games’ - Ben Stokes dissects series loss to Pakistan

England suffered back-to-back defeats, losing the series against Pakistan by a 2-1 margin. (Read More)

8. 'We should also give credit to Mitchell Santner' - Anil Kumble explains how Kiwi spinner plotted Rohit Sharma's dismissal

Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble pointed out that Santner released the ball at the last moment which gave him the chance to spot Rohit's movement down the crease. (Read More)

9. Shane Watson backs ‘perfect storm’ Sam Konstas for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Representing New South Wales, the 19-year-old recently hit a twin century against South Australia in Sydney. (Read More)

10. Najmul Hossain Shanto likely to quit as Bangladesh captain

Shanto wanted to step down as T20I captain after the T20 World Cup 2024, which was held in June, earlier this year. (Read More)