November 1, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

Hardik Pandya. (Source - Hardik Pandya/Instagram)
1. WATCH: Hardik Pandya flaunts special ‘World Champion’ ring, video goes viral

The T20 World Cup trophy is designed at the middle of the ring, with the word ‘World’ at the top and ‘Champion’ inscribed at the bottom. ()

2. 'Kohli must be inspired by Rohit's T20 WC campaign' - Mohammad Kaif has his say on RCB captaincy episode

Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega-auction, the RCB has released skipper Faf du Plessis, with the captaincy position left vacant. ()

3. Sanjay Manjrekar praises 'favourite cricketer' Ravindra Jadeja after 14th five-wicket feat

After their verbal spat in 2019, it seems like Manjrekar has changed his point of view about Jadeja as he heaped praise on his first innings showing from the third NZ Test. ()

4. IPL 2025: Sanjay Manjrekar explains why Virat Kohli shouldn't be reappointed as RCB captain

Manjrekar feels that the Indian stalwart won't be the right choice as he is not the same T20 batter he used to be a few years ago. ()

5. 'He was with MS Dhoni in Delhi' - Suresh Raina on reports of Rishabh Pant joining CSK

With age not being in the side of MS Dhoni, the think thank would be seriously contemplating Pant as their full-time wicketkeeper. ()

6. 'Played very smartly' - Mohammad Kaif on IPL's Uncapped Player rule for MS Dhoni

Dhoni was retained by CSK for just INR 4 crore, taking a pay cut of INR 8 crore from last season. ()

7. AUS-A vs IND-A 2024: Mukesh Kumar wreaks havoc with impressive six-for

Mukesh used the conditions to good effect and the movement he was generating off the seam was too hot to handle for the opposition batters. ()

8. India scraps intra-squad game in Perth ahead of Border-Gavaskar series 2024-25

India were all set to take on India A in a warm-up game in Perth from November 15-17. ()

9. Schedule confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket for Australia's tour in 2025

The upcoming series will be quite crucial for both Australia and Sri Lanka for their WTC final qualification chances. ()

10. Pat Cummins doubtful for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2025

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said that they will see where things are placed before the tour and will respect Cummins' choice as he is expecting the birth of his child. ()