June 19 Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. Watch: Ruturaj Gaikwad gives cheeky send-off to Azim Kazi during MPL 2024 match, video goes viral

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who shares a good camaraderie with Kazi, opted for an unusual celebrating, cheekily teasing the dismissed batter. (READ MORE)

2. How Pat Cummins’ love for technology lured him to Major League Cricket

Cummins’ signing with Unicorns was made a reality thanks to the ace pacer’s shared interest in technology. The CEO of YouTube and Adobe are both connected with San Francisco. (READ MORE)

3. Virat Kohli struggles against Khaleel Ahmed in net session, Kuldeep Yadav likely to be part of playing XI

India will clash with Afghanistan in their Super Eight opener in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, on June 20. (READ MORE)

4. T20 World Cup 2024: White House sends congratulatory message to USA team ahead of Super 8 matches

With their massive achievement came a congratulatory message from the White House. The USA cricket team took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and shared a clip of National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby congratulating the side. (READ MORE)

5. 'Just been working really hard on it' - Tim David reveals efforts to hone leg spin

As the tournament moves entirely to the West Indies for the Super 8s and beyond, spin is poised to become the dominant force to reckon with. (READ MORE)

6. 'Education plays an important part' - Rashid Latif slams PCB chairman over dismal T20 World Cup performance

Pakistan's dismal performance at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has led to immense criticism from former players and experts (READ MORE)

7. 'They've proved that they're not a small team' - Aiden Markram wary of USA challenge in Super Eight

South Africa are gearing up for the crucial Super Eight stage of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. (READ MORE)

8. 'Plenty of people are on wrong side of 30s' - Aakash Chopra on Gautam Gambhir tackling transitions as India's potential coach

 However, according to former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, the job will be extremely difficult for Gambhir. Chopra opined that most of the Indian players are slowly getting closer to retirement. (READ MORE)

9. 'In a few years, your career will just be your stats' - Sir Wesley Hall on modern cricket

Sir Wesley Hall, recently voiced his apprehension about this trend, suggesting that in the years to come, a player's career might be reduced to only statistics. (READ MORE)

10. PCB threatens to take legal action against fan involved in altercation with Haris Rauf

The PCB’s (Pakistan Cricket Board) chief Mohsin Naqvi recently came forward and made a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) about star pacer Haris Rauf’s recent altercation with a fan in the USA. (READ MORE)