November 23 Morning Brief: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world

1. Reports: VVS Laxman to take over as India's head coach as Rahul Dravid not keen on extending his contract

Rahul Dravid and BCCI are likely to part ways after the former cricketer has expressed to step down as the head coach of the Indian team. VVS Laxman is slated to be named as the next head coach of the national team. (READ MORE)

2. Reports: BCCI offers complete freedom to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to decide their T20I future

With the T20 World Cup 2024 around the corner, a new report emerged saying that the BCCI has given complete freedom to Rohit and Virat to decide on their T20I career going forward. (READ MORE)

3. Travis Head will not be put under pressure to play first T20I against India: Matthew Wade

Skipper Matthew Wade clarified that Travis Head might take a break from the first T20I and there won’t be any pressure on him for doing so. (READ MORE)

4. Rohit Sharma often says Tilak Varma is a good cricketing brain: Abhishek Nayar

Speaking about Tilak Varma's growth, former cricketer Abhishek Nayar praised Tilak’s leadership skills. He added that India skipper Rohit Sharma also identified good leadership skills in the youngster. (READ MORE)

5. Gautam Gambhir unhappy with KL Rahul's defensive approach in World Cup final vs Australia

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has come down heavily on Indian batters and especially KL Rahul for not being aggressive enough in the middle overs. (READ MORE)

6. All the players who played at my time were better than me: Rajat Bhatia

In an exclusive chat with CricTracker, Rajat Bhatia reminisced on his career and stated that all the cricketers of his era were better than him. (READ MORE)

7. 'NASA scientists prepare Cristiano Ronaldo's diet plan' - Ramiz Raja's bizarre claim goes viral

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja also made another bizarre claim that legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s diet is planned by NASA scientists. The video instantly went viral on social media. (READ MORE)

8. Sanjiv Goenka thanks Gautam Gambhir after parting ways

Talking of Gambhir parting ways with LSG, the franchise’s owners, Sanjiv Goenka, took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank Gambhir for his services. He opined that Gambhir played a huge role in shaping the franchise. (READ MORE)

9. Rashid Khan pulls out of BBL 13 with back injury, to undergo minor surgery

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan won't be a part of season 13 of the Big Bash League (BBL) as he will undergo minor surgery on his back. (READ MORE)