August 19, Evening Brief: Today’s top news and headlines from cricketing world

Sachin Tendulkar. (Source – Twitter/X)

1. Sachin Tendulkar reveals how he improved batting technique

Sachin Tendulkar stated that he used to watch the ball closely to know which side was the shiny one and then play his shots accordingly. (READ MORE)

2. Never seen a captain who’s as invested as Rohit Sharma: Vikram Rathour

Former India batting coach Vikram Rathour lauded captain Rohit Sharma for being tactically very sound and for being a player’s captain. (READ MORE)

3. Ollie Pope has three games to show he can be natural replacement for Ben Stokes: Nasser Hussain

Nasser Hussain expects Ollie Pope to succeed as captain in the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. (READ MORE)

4. Sunil Gavaskar questions Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli’s exclusion from Duleep Trophy

Gavaskar noted that giving a break to Bumrah is understandable as it’s important to manage his workload, but the same cannot be said for Rohit and Kohli. (READ MORE)

5. BCB director Jalal Yunus resigns following change in Bangladesh government

The chairman of cricket operations at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Jalal Yunus has resigned from his position with immediate effect. (READ MORE)

6. Kieron Pollard imitates Yusuf Dikec during The Hundred Final, Image goes viral

Kieron Pollard mimicked the recently viral ‘pointing gun’ celebration of the famous Turkish Silver medalist shooter of the Paris Olympics, Yusuf Dikec during The Hundred final. (READ MORE)

7. ‘Hard to fathom playing there at the moment’ – Alyssa Healy on T20 World Cup in Bangladesh

Healy stated that it is difficult for her to see any cricketing event going on there, given the situation in the country. (READ MORE)

8. Rashid Khan to skip BBL 2024-25

Star spinner Rashid Khan will skip the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League as he would feature in the third edition of the SA20. (READ MORE)

9. ‘He is very chill’ – Dhruv Jurel on sharing dressing room with captain Rohit Sharma

Jurel recently shared his impression of Rohit, highlighting the ease with which the captain deals with all the junior cricketers. (READ MORE)

10. Nathan Lyon wary of Yashasvi Jaiswal threat ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Lyon mentioned that he watched Jaiswal closely during the series against England and later had a chat with Tom Hartley about the different ways they went about business. (READ MORE)