July 19, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. IPL: Adani and Torrent in race to acquire Gujarat Titans from CVC

CVC acquired the majority stake of Gujarat Titans in 2021 for a whopping INR 5625 crore, one year before the side made its first appearance in the IPL. (Read More)

2. Reports: Gautam Gambhir unsure of Hardik Pandya's bowling fitness in ODIs

Pandya’s inability to bowl 10 overs concerning fitness makes him an easy target to get ousted from the setup (Read More)

3. Aakash Chopra analyses India’s squad for Sri Lanka series, questions Hardik Pandya’s intent of playing long formats

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra noted that the selectors are very likely seeing Gill as a potential heir to Rohit Sharma in white-ball cricket. (Read More)

4. Ravindra Jadeja no longer in plan for ODIs; selectors prefer Washington Sundar, Axar Patel

The Men in Blue will play only six ODIs before the Champions Trophy and the goal is to use these six matches to give game time to Axar and Sundar. (Read More)

5. Hardik Pandya has not done anything wrong that he should not get the captaincy: Mohammad Kaif

One of the biggest revelations by BCCI was the appointment of Suryakumar as captain of the T20I squad (Read More)

6. Glenn Maxwell in contention to don whites during Sri Lanka tour in 2025

Australia have an important Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India waiting in December-January and the red-ball tour to Sri Lanka in 2025 will potentially see Maxwell in whites. (Read More)

7. Burnley street to be named after James Anderson

Anderson’s retirement wasn’t straightforward, as the team management asked the 41-year-old to hang up his boots. (Read More)

8. Virat Kohli assures BCCI of smooth sailing with Head Coach Gautam Gambhir

Kohli has made it clear that the past scenarios will not affect the common goal both the stalwarts carry for the betterment of Indian cricket. (Read More)

9. 'None of my business' - Harmanpreet Kaur's epic response to journalist's 'women's cricket losing interest' remark

Harmanpreet will be hoping to lead the Women in Blue to a record-extending eigth Asia Cup title this month. (Read More)

10. 'He’s growing' - Coach Monty Desai reflects on Rohit Paudel's captaincy in T20 World Cup 2024 [Exclusive]

Playing four games in the T20 World Cup 2024, Nepal lost three matches with one producing no result. (Read More)