June 30, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. T20 World Cup 2024: Indian players carry Rahul Dravid, give him iconic farewell after T20 World Cup victory

It was Rahul Dravid's last day as the head coach of the Indian team and the 51-year-old signed off on a high (Read More)

2. India skipper Rohit Sharma joins Virat Kohli's bandwagon, announces retirement from T20I format after T20 World Cup glory

Shortly after Virat Kohli announced his retirement, the new reigning World champion Captain Rohit Sharma too joined the bandwagon to bid adieu to the format from which he started his journey (Read More)

3. MS Dhoni congratulates Indian Cricket Team after T20 World Cup 2024 victory with a heartwarming Instagram post

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian squad that won the World Cup, congratulated the team on their victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup via Instagram post (Read More)

4. Virat Kohli announces T20I retirement post India's T20 World Cup 2024 victory

The announcement came moments after India defeated South Africa in an exciting final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, ending their 11-year ICC trophy drought (Read More)

5. 'We will win this match and lift the trophy' - Virat Kohli's childhood coach exudes confidence in India lifting T20 World Cup

Rajkumar added that the strategy of the team to come up with an attacking mindset in the powerplay has worked against the star batter and he assured him to claw back (Read More)

6. 'Can't trust Jadeja' - Sanjay Manjrekar takes another dig at Ravindra Jadeja ahead of IND vs SA final

Manjrekar asserted that Ravindra Jadeja cannot be trusted with his four overs (Read More)

7. 'He has shown it with his intent in No. 4' - Ravichandran Ashwin lauds Suryakumar Yadav's contribution to team India

He notched up 53 runs against Afghanistan and followed up with a crucial 31 against Australia in the Super 8s of the tournament (Read More)

8. Reports: Jamie Smith to make Test debut for England against West Indies

While the West Indies have already announced their squad, the hosts are yet to finalize their squad (Read More)

9. 'Kohli is always there in big matches' - Nasser Hussain backs star batter to deliver big in T20 World Cup final

Hussain reminisced Kohli’s famous innings against Pakistan at MCG in 2022 and asserted that the batter stands up in big games (Read More)

10. 'Rohit lets the players express themselves' - Jasprit Bumrah showers praises on Indian Captain ahead of T20 WC final

Bumrah added that the Hitman gives ample space and freedom for the bowlers to execute themselves and that has been the major factor in the team's success (Read More)