October 4, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. 'We don't underestimate Pakistan's class batting line-up' - Zak Crawley on England's mindset heading into Test series

Crawley said that England aren't taking Shan Masood's men lightly as they look to repeat their heroics from 2022 when they whitewashed Pakistan in a three-match series. (Read More)

2. Irani Cup 2024: Prithvi Shaw scores a quickfire fifty against Rest of India

Just before the Tea, the Rest of India managed to break the partnership between Shaw and Hardik Tamore. (Read More)

3. R Ashwin is a no-nonsense cricketer, he takes everything in his stride: Ramiz Raja

Raja also shed light on the cricketing IQ that Ashwin holds, something which has been witnessed both on the field while bowling or his off-the-field takes on the game. (Read More)

4. Virat Kohli instilled lot of guts in Indian team during his captaincy tenure: Harbhajan Singh

Kohli was at the helm for 213 games across formats and India won 135 out of them. (Read More)

5. Winning the World Cup has always been a dream for Harmanpreet Kaur, hope we can make it come true: Shafali Verma

Shafali further revealed what kind of bond she has with the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team, Harmanpreet Kaur. (Read More)

6. Pakistan Women players due four months' salary, PCB says ‘work in progress’

The issue has been escalated over a period of over four months and the players have entered the marquee event expecting due clearance from the board. (Read More)

7. 'A very difficult pool, but hopefully we can make semi-finals' - Laura Wolvaardt on South Africa's chances in Women's T20 World Cup 2024

Rainbow Nation is pitted with teams like the West Indies, Bangladesh, England, and Scotland in Group B. (Read More)

8. SA20 2025: Allan Donald heaps praise on Shamar Joseph after signing him in auction

Donald clarified that the pacer was not their first choice as the franchise wanted to have Richard Gleeson in the mix and he ended up being happy for having Shamar. (Read More)

9. I believe the rules will keep changing till MS Dhoni wants to play IPL: Mohammad Kaif

Dhoni will be able to play for CSK in the upcoming edition of the IPL in 2025 without taking a big chunk out of the franchise's purse. (Read More)

10. Sheffield Shield 2024-25: Khawaja, Labuschagne, Marsh set to play first round; Smith, Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood set to be rested

The likes of Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood are likely to opt out of it. (Read More)