August 8, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. SL vs IND 2024: Rohit Sharma motivates Indian bowlers with Sinhalese slang, video goes viral

As Sri Lanka made a solid start to their innings, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was caught on the stump microphone cheering his bowlers in Sinhalese. (Read More)

2. SL vs IND 2024: Mohammed Siraj engages in heated verbal argument with Kusal Mendis

India pacer Mohammed Siraj lost his calm as he had a heated verbal argument with Kusal Mendis in the third ODI of the series in Colombo. (Read More)

3. SL vs IND 2024: Rishabh Pant takes too long to dislodge bails as stumping chance goes begging

During the penultimate over of the first innings, Rishabh Pant made an uncharacteristic error behind the stumps, giving Maheesh Theekshana a reprieve. (Read More)

4. Pune Devils' batting coach and co-owners suspended for corruption in 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 league

ICC officially announced that Ashar Zaidi, the batting coach for the Pune Devils, along with co-owners, Parag Sanghavi and Krishan Kumar Choudhary, have been handed bans. (Read More)

5. SMAT 2024: Impact Player Rule under review, secretary Jay Shah to make final decision

BCCI is in dilemma regarding the future of the Impact Player Rule in the domestic circuit. Jay Shah stated that the management would give it a thought and had a discussion with all the IPL owners about the same. (Read More)

6. US court rules in India's favour; BCCI to settle pending INR 158 crore worth dues from BYJU's

BCCI and BYJU's plea for payment dispute settlement worth INR 158 crore (roughly US $19 million) was granted by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) last week. (Read More)

7. Sri Lanka announce squad for England Test series; Pathum Nissanka, Jeffrey Vandersay return

Sri Lanka have brought back Pathum Nissanka and Jeffrey Vandersay into the squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against England, slated to begin on August 21. (Read More)

8. 'That's a sign of us maturing' - Charith Asalanka reflects on learnings from India ODIs

Winning skipper, Charith Asalanka, was elated by the triumph and expressed even greater satisfaction while reflecting on the positives observed throughout the 50-over series. (Read More)

9. It doesn't concern me that India lost a series: Wasim Jaffer

With the series done and dusted, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer took centre stage and talked about the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy. (Read More)

10. Saifuddin announces two-month hiatus from cricket, cites challenges with mental health

Bangladesh allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin has confirmed that he is suffering from depression and requested the BCB to not consider him for selection in any format of the game for at least two months. (Read More)