June 9 Morning Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. Matthew Hayden slams the Indian team for their poor performance with the ball

Former Australia international Matthew Hayden stated that the Indian bowlers looked poor and showed no energy while bowling on Day 1 of the WTC final. (READ MORE)

2. Ajinkya Rahane completes 100 Test catches

Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane pouched his 100th Test catch to dismiss Australia skipper Pat Cummins in the WTC finale. (READ MORE)

3. Travis Head is probably scoring quicker now than Gilchrist probably ever did: Ricky Ponting

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting lauded Travis Head for his brilliant century and also added that he is now scoring runs quicker than Adam Gilchrist did in his days. (READ MORE)

4. India should have played inter-squad matches before WTC final: Ramiz Raja

Former Pakistan international Ramiz Raja believes that India should have played intra-squad matches before the WTC final in order to assess the conditions and prepare themselves well for the marquee clash. (READ MORE)

5. Indian bowling coach Paras Mhambrey opens up on dropping Ashwin in WTC Final 2023

Paras Mhambrey mentioned that it was a difficult call to drop Ravichandran Ashwin but they had to take it for the team’s benefit. (READ MORE)

6. Shikhar Dhawan to reunite with son Zoravar after Delhi court directs estranged wife to attend family event

India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan will be reuniting with his son at a family event after Delhi court directed that ‘a mother alone does not possess exclusive rights over a child.' (READ MORE)

7. WTC 2023 Final: Ajinkya Rahane survives lbw scare, gets extra life as Pat Cummins oversteps

Senior India batter Ajinkya Rahane was given LBW by the onfield umpire but the cricketer opted to review it and that’s when it was spotted that Pat Cummins had overstepped. (READ MORE)

8. Mohammed Siraj completes 50 wickets in Tests after dismissing Nathan Lyon on Day 2

Courtesy of picking up the wicket of Nathan Lyon in the second session of Day 2, Mohammed Siraj now has 50 Test wickets to his name. (READ MORE)

9. Axar Patel stuns Mitchell Starc with his acrobatic run-out

Substitute fielder Axar Patel quickly darted from mid-off and gathered the ball while in motion and released a lightning-fast throw to hit the stumps to send Mitchell Starc packing on Day 2 of the WTC final. (READ MORE)

10. ‘Almost twisted my ankle the first few balls’ - Steve Smith’s hilarious take on David Warner’s unusual guard in WTC final

David Warner made a huge hole close to the stumps in order to understand when he was going too far behind. Speaking about the same, Smith mentioned that he almost twisted his ankle because the hole was so deep. (READ MORE)