February 13 Morning Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. Injured Reece Topley decides to skip PSL 2024

Multan Sultans will be without the services of star England pacer Reece Topley in the 2024 edition of the Pakistan Super League (Read More)

2. Afghanistan announce squad for T20I series against Sri Lanka, Mujeeb ur Rahman misses out due to injury

Ibrahim Zadran will continue to lead the side in the absence of regular skipper Rashid Khan who continues to recover from back surgery (Read More)

3. Najmul Hossain Shanto named Bangladesh captain in all three formats

Najmul Hossain Shanto has the experience of captaining Bangladesh in all three formats in an interim capacity (Read More)

4. Afghanistan Cricket Board name Nicholas Lee as their new strength and conditioning Trainer

 Lee is set to join the team on February 23 as the side gears up for the upcoming all-format home series against Ireland (Read More)

5. PSL 2024: Sarfaraz Ahmed steps down from Quetta Gladiators' captaincy ahead of Season 9

Sarfaraz led Quetta to three finals and also helped them lift their first and only title in 2019 (Read More)

6. KL Rahul ruled out of Rajkot Test, Devdutt Padikkal named as replacement

KL Rahul missed the second Test after complaining of pain in his right quadriceps (Read More)

7. Saurabh Tiwary announces retirement from professional cricket

Tiwary will bid adieu to the game after his final match for Jharkhand as they wrap up their Ranji Trophy campaign on February 15 in Jamshedpur (Read More)

8. Kulwant Khejroliya's double hat-trick helps Madhya Pradesh defeat Baroda

Khejroliya dismissed the likes of Rawat, had Mahesh Pithiya caught, trapped Bhargav Bhatt leg-before, and bowled Akash Singh (Read More)

9. The IPL was Lalit Modi's baby and he delivered, says former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah

Niranjan Shah recognizes Lalit Modi's crucial role in shaping the BCCI, emphasizing the game-changing impact of his brainchild, the IPL (Read More)

10. IND vs ENG, 3rd Test 2024: Rajkot welcomes Rohit Sharma's men with Royal Luxury suites and Gujarati food fest

Indian Team was welcomed in Rajkot's Sayaji Hotel on Sunday, February 11, and will be staying there till Monday, February 19 (Read More)