September 16, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world
Here's a quick wrap-up of the events that grabbed the spotlight in the cricketing world today.
1. England announce squad for ODI series vs Australia, Harry Brook named captain
Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the five-match ODI series against Australia owing to a calf injury and in his absence, Harry Brook will be leading the team. (READ MORE)
2. Jos Buttler open to give up wicketkeeping for better focus on captaincy
England captain Jos Buttler is open to quitting wicketkeeping after having a chat with new white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum. (READ MORE)
3. 'Enjoyed the added responsibility’ - Phil Salt after maiden captaincy stint vs Australia
Speaking about his maiden captaincy stint for England, Salt stated that it was a very different experience but he has enjoyed the added responsibility. (READ MORE)
4. Virat Kohli hits six, breaks wall in Chepauk near team's dressing room during practice
In a video that has been going viral, Virat Kohli was seen batting in the nets, and the clip also detailed India's Day 2 at the Chennai camp. (READ MORE)
5. Never ever turned down a West Indies tour or made myself unavailable for franchise tournaments: Dwayne Bravo
Bravo mentioned that he never turned down a tour but the board instead painted him as a player who isn’t interested in playing for the national team. (READ MORE)
6. Ravichandran Ashwin hails Jasprit Bumrah ahead of Test series
Ashwin opined that he sees Bumrah as the Indian team’s most valuable asset and talked about the reception that the pacer got at a recent event in Chennai. (READ MORE)
7. Yuvraj Singh selects just one Indian in list of first three players to constitute an XI
Yuvraj was asked the first three players which came to his mind while building a curated XI of his own. Yuvraj had only one Indian on the list. (READ MORE)
8. Hopefully, I've proven that higher up the order is better for me: Liam Livingstone
After doing well with the bat in the T20I series against Australia, England all-rounder Liam Livingstone hopes to get more opportunities higher up in the order. (READ MORE)
9. Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj shares riveting story from his childhood days
Yograj Singh shared a childhood story of him and his father and the time that they went hunting for a tiger. (READ MORE)
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