November 18, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world
1. AUS vs IND 2024-25: Record-breaking 85,000-plus crowd expected to witness Perth Test
This would surpass the venue's previous record of 81,104 for a Test match, set during its inaugural Test in 2018, also against India.
2. Nitish Kumar Reddy set to make Test debut with Perth encounterThe Indian team is reportedly considering Nitish as a fourth-seam bowling option.
Shubman Gill got his thumb fractured while practicing in the nets at the WACA Ground.
4. Pakistan appoint Wahab Riaz as supervisor for Champions Trophy 2025Wahab Riaz will also act as the mentor for the Pakistan cricket team in the upcoming tournament.
5. Matt Renshaw addresses being 'not too far away' to comeback into Australia squadThe Queensland-born has played 34 first-class matches in his career, scoring 2,252 runs at an average of 38.16.
6. SMAT 2024: Mumbai announce 17-member squad, Shreyas Iyer named captainWith Shreyas Iyer leading the Mumbai side, Prithvi Shaw and Siddhesh Lad are also back in the squad.
7. IPL 2025 Auction: 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest to be shortlistedThe young prodigy at the age of 12 made his entrance in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar, scoring approximately 400 runs in five matches.
8. IPL 2025 Auction: Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain not expecting 'too much' from biddersRishad opined that he would love to represent Chennai Super Kings in the tournament and that he would feel bad if he were to be picked by another side in the auction.
Kohli's recent struggles, hitting just one fifty-plus score in his last ten innings, have led to increased scrutiny, including analysis from Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting.
10. ‘Nothing wrong with what Gambhir has said’ - Sourav Ganguly defends India head coach following comments on Ricky PontingPonting raised concerns about Kohli’s form in Test cricket and reminded that the cricketer has hit only two (three) centuries in red-ball cricket in the last five years.