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

1. As a mentor, I try to implement things I learned from Bishan Singh Bedi: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj has been mentoring talented youngsters from Punjab with ideologies similar to those of the former Indian left-arm spinner. (Read More)

2. Shamar Joseph, Josh Little, Naseem Shah among overseas players selected for SA20 auction

Approximately 200 players have been shortlisted for the auction, 115 of whom are South Africans. (Read More)

3. Just playing two-three months of IPL was not enough for me to play international cricket: Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan, who retired from international and domestic cricket in August 2024, shed some more light on his decision. (Read More)

4. ‘Finding that tempo can be difficult’ - Will Jacks on England’s struggle to find rhythm in ODI cricket

England lost the opening two ODIs of the five-match series against Australia but bounced back with a win in the third one. (Read More)

5. ‘Can beat any team’ - Kate Cross confident of England’s chances in T20 World Cup 2024

Cross added that the cricketers assembled in the UAE a few days back and are training hard to get used to the conditions. (Read More)

6. Lancashire veteran Steven Croft announces retirement from professional cricket

Shortly after his retirement, Croft will be joining the club’s coaching staff on a full-time basis. (Read More)

7. 'Every run you get in the first innings is very important' - Gary Stead discusses key points on eve of second SL Test

With the second Test being played at the same venue (Galle), the track could be expected to soften up sooner than usual. (Read More)

8. 'I feel Kuldeep Yadav should not be dropped so easily' - Sanjay Manjrekar suggests changes ahead of second IND-BAN Test

Kuldeep picked up 19 wickets in four games earlier this year against England, but was left out of India's XI in Chennai for the first Bangladesh Test. (Read More)

9. ‘We are a bit concerned’ - Chandika Hathurusinghe reflects on first Test loss against India

Bangladesh were provided a target of 515 runs but the visitors were bundled out for 234 runs as India won the game by 280 runs. (Read More)

10. 'It's always a good problem to have' - Andrew McDonald not bothered with competition for wicketkeeping spot

McDonald also remarked that the manner in which Carey was playing the spinners was something he liked in particular. (Read More)