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

1. Jemimah Rodrigues' father refuses allegation following Khar Gymkhana membership revocation

 The complaints were around religious gatherings conducted by Ivan at the club premises. (READ MORE)

2. India squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy, South Africa tour announced

Long-awaited comeback of ace pacer Mohammed Shami has been pushed back further, as the Bengal cricketer was not considered to be a part of the 18-member squad. (READ MORE)

3. Watch: Mohammad Nabi celebrates Afghanistan A's semi-final win over India A during Emerging Asia Cup

He posted a video where he was watching the final stages of the match from inside a car. (READ MORE)

4. 'Don't need fan like you' - Glenn Maxwell bares open fallout with Virender Sehwag during IPL 2017

"Upon getting onto the team bus, I found I'd been deleted from the main WhatsApp group. What was going on here? (READ MORE)

5. MS Dhoni would be CSK's first retention: Harbhajan Singh

Speaking to Star Sports, Harbhajan opened up on CSK's potential retention tactic. (READ MORE)

6. India call-up is a dream come true: Vijaykumar Vyshak

India are set to play four T20Is in the Rainbow Nation, and Vyshak could be in line to make his debut for the Men in Blue. (READ MORE)

7. IND vs NZ 2024: India concede 100-plus leads consecutively for first time since 2001

In the first Test, the visitors generated a lead of 356 runs. At the end of Day 2 in the Pune Test, New Zealand led by 301 runs with five wickets in hand. (READ MORE)

8. 'Made a mistake in reading length' - Aakash Chopra dissects Virat Kohli's dismissal in Pune Test

The incident took place when Kohli was facing Mitchell Santner played across the line to a full toss, and was eventually bowled. (READ MORE)

9. ‘Shot selection chosen by the Indian batters wasn't great’ - Anil Kumble dissects India’s disappointing batting show

Kumble also gave credit to New Zealand bowlers for bowling in the right areas. (READ MORE)

10. Washington Sundar seemed like only guy the New Zealand batters were dreading: Saba Karim

Karim observed that the Tamil Nadu all-rounder should be able to be a regular in the Test setup for quite some time, bearing in mind how the current outing has panned out. (READ MORE)