October 27, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

Rohit Sharma. (Source - Getty Images)
1. Pakistan announce squad for Australia series; Babar and Shaheen return, Fakhar Zaman dropped

Pakistan's upcoming away tour against Australia is slated to begin on November 4 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

2. ‘Players were overconfident’ - Basit Ali slams India after home series defeat against New Zealand

Basit analysed that the Tom Latham-led side did their homework and that helped them get the job done. 

3. Pakistan Shaheens' schedule announced for multi-format series against Sri Lanka A

PCB announced that Islamabad Club will host the five-match red and white-ball series between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Pakistan Shaheens in November.

4. Ashwin and Jadeja are allowed to have bad games: Rohit Sharma

Rohit also quipped that it would be unfair to expect them to orchestrate a win on their own.

5. PCB announces men's central contracts for 2024-25 season; Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi retained

PCB has awarded central contract to a list of 25 players for the 2024-25 international season.

6. ‘Definitely made some noise’ - Andrew McDonald reflects on Sam Konstas’ potential inclusion in BGT 2024-25 squad

McDonald opined that if Sam Konstas is deemed ready, he could well be included in the series against India.

7. Jasprit Bumrah should be rested for Mumbai Test versus New Zealand: Dinesh Karthik

Notably, Bumrah played the two Tests against the Bangla Tigers and two more against the Blackcaps. 

8. Shubman Gill clearly does not have the feel for spinners: Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar said that three out of the top four Indian batters were not comfortable playing spin.

9. India's WTC qualification scenario is now looking a little dicey: Aakash Chopra

India need to win at least four of the six games to see themselves in the WTC finals.

10. Reports: Rohit, Kohli leave for Mumbai to be with family hours after Pune defeat

Wankhede Stadium is gearing up to host India and New Zealand in the third Test, which gets underway on Friday, November 1.