September 20, Morning Brief: Today’s top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. ENG vs AUS, 1st ODI review: Travis Head’s career-best score propels visitors to massive win

Travis Head played a magnificent innings to help Australia chase down 316 runs against England in the first ODI. (READ MORE)

2. ‘I’ve worked extremely hard and it’s coming off in my playing’ – Travis Head reflects after huge ton in first England ODI

At the time of receiving the award, the ace batter talked about Australia’s performance and how they got through a tough start to the run chase to finish it off. (READ MORE)

3. ‘I see bowlers being shell shocked’ – Sanjay Manjrekar dissects ‘gifted’ R Ashwin’s Chennai ton

Ashwin notched up his sixth Test ton in front of his home crowd, bailing India out of trouble on the first day of Chennai Test against Bangladesh. (READ MORE)

4. Ben Stokes’ Pakistan tour hinges on scan reports of hamstring

Though on the outskirt, the veteran seems to have gained lost mojo but match fitness depends on the scans which are routine monitoring. (READ MORE)

5. WATCH: ‘Babar ko chalis over khila denge’ – Sarfaraz Ahmed takes hilarious jibe at Babar Azam during Champions One-Day Cup

Former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed took a funny dig at current white-ball skipper Babar Azam In match no.7 of the ongoing Champions Cup one-day. (READ MORE)

6. KL Rahul’s straightforward dismissal after getting set was disappointing: Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan called KL Rahul’s soft dismissal on Day 1 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh as “disappointing”. The Karnataka batter was dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz for 52-ball 16 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 19. (READ MORE)

7. Cricket South Africa confirms playing bilaterals with Afghanistan in future

South Africa cricket has reconfirmed its commitment to maintaining bilateral fixtures with Afghanistan, despite pressure to boycott the country over the Taliban government’s treatment of women. (READ MORE)

8. Me and Marcus Trescothick are pretty similar in our approach to Brendon McCullum: Harry Brook

Harry Brook feels that England will adopt the same principles in all three formats of the game after Brendon McCullum replaced Matthew Mott as the head coach in white-ball cricket, earlier this month. (READ MORE)

9. Nainital SG Pipers defeat Mussoorie Thunders to reach final of Women’s Uttarakhand Premier League

With the opening match of the Women’s tournament having been washed out by rain, the stakes for today’s game were high. (READ MORE)

10. Watch: Trinbago Knight Riders pay tribute to Dwayne Bravo in his last CPL game

Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Andre Russell paid tribute to legendary West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo in his final Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match. (READ MORE)

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