December 24 Morning Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. IND-W vs AUS-W: Why was Alyssa Healy not given out 'obstructing the field' on Day 3 of the one-off Test?

The incident unfolded during the third delivery of the 80th over in Australia's second innings as Healy advanced down the pitch, playing a delivery from Harmanpreet Kaur back to the bowler (Read More)

2. SA vs IND: Centurion surface grabs the spotlight ahead of Boxing Day

As the first Test approaches, the Centurion pitch is under intense analysis, sparking numerous speculations (Read More)

3. 'Wait for that one delivery that nips away' - AB de Villiers' advice for SA bowlers to dismiss Virat Kohli

Ahead of the first Test at Centurion, former South Africa batter AB de Villiers has revealed a plan for the South Africa bowlers to dismiss Kohli (Read More)

4. In another ten days, MS Dhoni will also start working in the nets: Chennai Super Kings CEO KS Viswanathan

K.S. Viswanathan, the franchise's CEO, spilt the beans on Dhoni's current fitness status and said that the CSK skipper was in good shape and had been under rehabilitation in the gym (Read More)

5. 'I'm seeing medium-pacers and there's no real pace' - Waqar Younis expresses concern about Pakistan's diminishing pace

Yunus said that the absence of fast bowlers, with only medium-pacers and allrounders in the lineup, is a departure from the traditionally expected excitement of facing express pace in Australia (Read More)

6. Who is Abhimanyu Easwaran? Ruturaj Gaikwad's replacement for South Africa Tests

Easwaran has been with the India 'A' squad for a long time and has also served as the leader of the team. He plays domestic cricket for Bengal and he led them to the Ranji Trophy finals in the 2019-2020 season (Read More)

7. Marcus Harris tries best to push his case as David Warner's replacement in Test side

Harris smashed 126 off just 131 deliveries, including 22 fours and a six, ahead of the Cricket Australia selectors making a call on a new opener next month (Read More)

8. Indian team has arrived in South Africa with its best-ever chance to win a series: AB de Villiers

Ahead of the series, former South Africa cricketer AB De Villiers feels it’s India’s best-ever chance to win a series in South Africa as they have a good pace attack despite not having Mohammed Shami (Read More)

9. WI vs ENG: Jos Buttler happy with lessons from losses in the Caribbean

After a dismal performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, the Three Lions lost the ODI series 2-1 against West Indies before losing the five-match T20I series, leading to multiple questions on Buttler's leadership (Read More)

10. Under-19 World Cup 2024 format: All you need to know

The ICC has introduced a new format for the tournament, with the 16 teams divided into four groups of four each (Read More)