September 26, Evening Brief: Today’s top news and headlines from cricketing world

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. (Source – BCCI)

1. IPL 2025: Ashish Nehra, Vikram Solanki likely to continue at Gujarat Titans

Notably, Nehra’s contract with the franchise came to an end after the last edition of the cash-rich league. (READ MORE)

2. Watch: Rishabh Pant bowls to Shubman Gill in nets ahead of Kanpur Test, video goes viral

In the video, which has been making the rounds all over social media, Rishabh Pant was captured bowling in the nets to Shubman Gill. (READ MORE)

3. ‘I expect them to be in the semifinals, if not in the finals’ – Lisa Sthalekar on India’s chances in T20 World Cup 2024

Former Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar expects India to play at least the semi-finals if not the finals of the women’s T20 World Cup 2024, slated to begin on October 3. (READ MORE)

4. ‘There are a lot of players who have led their franchises’ – Abhishek Nayar explains why India’s Test team doesn’t have vice-captain

Shubman Gill was the designated deputy of Suryakumar Yadav in the T20I series and Rohit Sharma in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. However, the position has been left vacant in the Test format. (READ MORE)

5. WT20 World Cup 2024: Ashleigh Gardner picks Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield as players to watch out for

For the upcoming edition the team looks lethal on paper and Australian star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has picked two young guns who are the future of Australian cricket. (READ MORE)

6. ‘I felt like I had let the country down’ – David Miller reflects on heartbreaking T20 World Cup 2024 final loss

Star batter David Miller recently came forward and talked about his emotions after losing the T20 World Cup final in Barbados. (READ MORE)

7. ‘Give me one logic why Kamran Ghulam was left out?’ – Ahmed Shehzad questions PCB’s squad selection for first England Test

Shehzad lashed out at the selectors for the non-selection of two players, Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Ali, to the squad. (READ MORE)

8. ECB’s plan to privatise The Hundred to be delayed

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) previously announced that they have opened the process to privatise the eight teams featuring in The Hundred. (READ MORE)

9. The way Rohit Sharma utilizes Powerplay is memorable to watch: Shafali Verma

This time around, the team is aiming nothing less than silverware, and one of the key batters of the side Shafali seems to don the role of Rohit for the women’s team. (READ MORE)

10. IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant condemns fake news over potential move to RCB

Star keeper-batter Rishabh Pant called out an X user for spreading fake news on the social media platform. (READ MORE)