October 7, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Kevin Pietersen shows discontentment towards flat Multan track

Former England cricketer, Kevin Pietersen, was taken by surprise looking at the Multan deck and termed it to be a bowler’s ‘graveyard’. (READ MORE)

2. New Zealand Women set to tour India for ODI series post Women's T20 World Cup 2024

New Zealand Women will make their way to India to play a three-match ODI series following the ongoing edition of the Women's T20 World Cup, played in the United Arab Emirates. (READ MORE)

3. Axar Patel shares hilarious incident involving Mohammed Siraj from 2024 T20 World Cup

Axar revealed that after the T20 World Cup win, Siraj kept complaining about how Karthik wanted to interview in English. (READ MORE)

4. PCB chairperson Mohsin Naqvi remains positive on Team India's arrival in Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025

Mohsin Naqvi expressed confidence on India's participation in the 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy. (READ MORE)

5. Reports: Ben Stokes uncertain for second Test against Pakistan in Multan

England Test skipper Ben Stokes remains uncertain for the second Test against Pakistan due to persistent hamstring issues. (READ MORE)

6. Basit Ali praises Mayank Yadav post international debut

Basit Ali lauded Mayank Yadav followed international debut and added that he should travel for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (READ MORE)

7. ‘Sent a message out to the guys to have a crack’ — Faf du Plessis on St Lucia Kings’ phenomenal comeback to win CPL 2024

Faf du Plessis analysed that the match was drifting away at one point, and that’s when he sent a message to Roston and Aaron, advising them to change gears. (READ MORE)

8. Yuvraj Singh shows no mercy to Abhishek Sharma's Gwalior dismissal

Yuvraj Singh showed contentment with his brief innings, but his mentor Yuvraj Singh showed his dismay, pointing out his dismissal. (READ MORE)

9. The major chunk of effort I put in was on my technical side: Varun Chakravarthy

Chakravarthy noted the immense hard work put in behind his performance, and decided to share a key technical modification he made to his bowling to find results. (READ MORE)

10. WATCH: Hardik Pandya's no-look ramp shot becomes talk of the town, video goes viral

Taskin Ahmed was on the receiving end of a cold stare by Hardik, who effortlessly guided a short delivery angling into him for a one-bounce boundary. (READ MORE)