August 17 Morning Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. Ben Stokes comes out of ODI retirement as England name squads for New Zealand series

The cricket world received massive news as Player of the Match in the 2019 World Cup final, Ben Stokes, came out of ODI retirement and the star all-rounder has been named in the squad for the New Zealand series. (READ MORE)

2. Rishabh Pant begins batting practice, video viral

Rishabh Pant was seen hitting some big shots during an event organised by JSW on the eve of Independence Day on August 15. (READ MORE)

3. Prithvi Shaw ruled out of One Day Cup 2023 after sustaining knee injury

Prithvi Shaw suffered a huge setback as his promising campaign in England's One Day Cup ended with a knee injury. (READ MORE)

4. Muhammad Waseem named new T20I captain as UAE announce squad for New Zealand series

Muhammad Waseem has been handed the captaincy role of the T20 team as the UAE announced 16-member squad for New Zealand series. (READ MORE)

5. Yashasvi-Tilak should be given a longer rope and encouraged to bowl as often as possible: Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra wants India to nurture the bowling abilities of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma. (READ MORE)

6. Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket

Star Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz announced his retirement from international cricket with 237 wickets across the three formats. (READ MORE)

7. ODI World Cup: Jofra Archer not part of England’s provisional squad, unlikely to feature in mega tournament

Jofra Archer couldn't make the cut for England's provisional squad for World Cup 2023 and it seems his chances of featuring in the showpiece event are slim. (READ MORE)

8. I learnt a lot of things from MS Dhoni, he gave confidence to all of us: Matheesha Pathirana

Young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who had an impressive IPL 2023 campaign, credited MS Dhoni for giving him and his teammates confidence to do well. (READ MORE)

9. Rejuvenated Jasprit Bumrah rattles India batters with toe crushers and fiery bouncers ahead of Ireland series

Jasprit Bumrah was seen making Indian batters dance to his tunes in the nets in a video uploaded by the BCCI ahead of the Ireland T20Is. (READ MORE)

10. India would want to get some runs for Hardik Pandya in the Asia Cup before ODI World Cup: Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel expressed his concern regarding Hardik Pandya's batting form and hoped that the star all-rounder would get some runs in the impending Asia Cup. (READ MORE)