August 13, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Bangladesh Cricket Team reaches Pakistan ahead of two-match Test series

Bangladesh arrived in Lahore ahead of the two-match Test series against Pakistan, starting next week. (READ MORE)

2. 'The conditions were not fit to play' - GT20 franchise owner levels serious accusations on tournament's logistics

Zaffir Yasin, Mississauga Bangla Tigers owner and CEO, has called out the stakeholders of GT20 over the poor logistics and other related issues. (READ MORE)

3. 'Jason Gillespie is a bit like Gambhir' - Ricky Ponting on Jason Gillespie's appointment as Pakistan's red-ball coach

Ricky Ponting compared Jason Gillespie to Gautam Gambhir after the former Australia pacer was appointed as Pakistan's new red-ball coach. (READ MORE)

4. Neither Virat Kohli nor Sachin Tendulkar as Sunil Gavaskar reveals his choice for India's 'finest sportsperson'

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar named Badminton great Prakash Padukone as India's 'finest sportsperson'. (READ MORE)

5. '3-1 to Australia‘ - Ricky Ponting predicts 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy scoreline

Ricky Ponting predicted a comfortable 3-1 win for Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (READ MORE)

6. 'We must ensure that there is not even small security breach' - Basit Ali warns Pakistan of losing Champions Trophy 2025 rights

Basit Ali suggested that the teams which come to play in Pakistan should be given the same level of security as the Prime Minister and President of the country. (READ MORE)

7. George Worker quits cricket to join investment firm

George Worker, who played 12 international matches for New Zealand and scored 362 runs, bid farewell to the sport and joined an investment firm. (READ MORE)

8. ECB pulls Chris Woakes out of The Hundred following Ben Stokes’ hamstring injury

After Ben Stokes' injury, ECB decided to pull Chris Woakes out of The Hundred 2024 as England have a Test series against Sri Lanka, starting next week. (READ MORE)

9. 'I can wake up at two o'clock in the morning and if you ask me to bowl, I'll bowl' - Keshav Maharaj expresses deep passion for bowling

Keshav Maharaj spoke about his love for bowling after winning the Player of the Match award in the first Test between South Africa and the West Indies. (READ MORE)

10. Training with Virat Kohli can really impact you as a player: Vijaykumar Vyshak

RCB pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak spoke about the things he learned from Virat Kohli during the last two seasons of the IPL. (READ MORE)