November 12, Evening Brief: Today’s top news and headlines from cricketing world

Suryakumar Yadav. (Photo Source: Instagram)

1. Watch: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan’s near-collision blows latter’s cap off

As Rashid slid to stop the ball, Gurbaz hopped over him to avoid the clash while the former’s hat flipped out of the head during the process. (READ MORE)

2. Watch: Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul practice at WACA nets ahead of BGT 2024-25

The video of the same is doing the rounds on the internet. (READ MORE)

3. Rohit Sharma not travelling with India to Australia ahead of BGT 2024-25

There have been reports that he might still end up playing the first Test in Perth. (READ MORE)

4. ‘This is Australia, this is Perth’ – Pitch curator Isaac McDonald promises intense pace as India enter BGT

Isaac added that the core aim of producing a fiery pace-friendly pitch was to replicate the scenes from last year. (READ MORE)

5. ‘I don’t think I was angry. I was just shocked’ – James Anderson on being forced to retire

Anderson admitted that going away from the game altogether would have been a bitter pill to swallow for him. (READ MORE)

6. Reports: Champions Trophy 2025 to be relocated to South Africa if PCB denies ICC’s proposal

On November 10, the PCB confirmed that it had received an email from the ICC regarding India’s refusal to make the trip to their neighbouring country to play in the Champions Trophy. (READ MORE)

7. ‘Humaare haath mein thodi hai’ – Suryakumar Yadav reflects on India’s travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025

The clip of the same has been going viral all over social media as well. (READ MORE)

8. I think Chennai Super Kings will bid for me again: Deepak Chahar

Chahar was released ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction and was bought back for 14 crore. (READ MORE)

9. ‘What is the logic behind retaining Shimron Hetmyer and not Jos Buttler?’ – Aakash Chopra questions Rajasthan Royals’ retention strategy

Chopra noted that Royals had many players in their squad who were good enough to be retained. (READ MORE)

10. WCA notifies BPL to clear outstanding payments of foreign players for 2024 season

Long after the 10th edition of the league came to a conclusion, it was reported that the organisers failed to pay the outstanding amount to the overseas players. (READ MORE)