October 30, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

Yash Dayal and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)
1. Watch: PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi visits Karachi's National Cricket Stadium to review renovation progress

During his detailed inspection, Naqvi focused particularly on improvements aimed at increasing the overall crowd experience. ()

2. IPL 2025 CSK Retention Rumors: Chennai Super Kings drop hints on player retentions

The post indicated some hints regarding top IPL retentions in the form of emojis which were displaying rowing boats, helicopters, horse riding and so forth. ()

3. Reports: KL Rahul bids farewell to Lucknow Super Giants

KL Rahul bids adieu to the IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants. As a result, going into the iPL 2025 mega auctions, he could turn out to be one of the most sought-after players. ()

4. Virat Kohli set to return as Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain for IPL 2025

Under Kohli's leadership, RCB will look to end their title drought and give their fans what they have been yearning for since 2008. ()

5. 'RCB need a keeper, a batter, and maybe a captain' - Aakash Chopra backs Rishabh Pant's potential arrival in Bengaluru

Chopra wishes to see Pant don the coveted position in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru camp while stating that most franchises might break the bank for the flamboyant cricketer. () 

6. Babar Azam has to prove with his temperament that he is Viv Richards: Ramiz Raja

In 55 Tests, Pakistan's premier batter and the former skipper Babar Azam has scored 3,997 runs at an average of 43.92. ()

7. 'An opportunity to do something special again' - New Zealand head coach Gary Stead hopeful of India whitewash

New Zealand's head coach, Gary Stead stressed the importance of adapting to the red soil surface which will be offered for the upcoming third final Test to be played against India in Mumbai. ()

8. Reports: India demand rank turner for Mumbai Test against New Zealand

The request for a spinning track was made as Team India face the prospect of their first-ever series whitewash since February 2000. ()

9. Rohit Sharma plummets to worst ICC men's Test batting ranking since December 2018

Rohit Sharma was ranked 24th in the world earlier but now has slipped further owing to his poor run of form in the Test format. Besides, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have also slipped by six and five places to 14th and 11th, respectively. ()

10. Kagiso Rabada dethrones Jasprit Bumrah to top bowlers' Test rankings

In the latest ICC Test rankings for the bowlers, Australia's Josh Hazlewood occupies the second spot, whereas Bumrah and Ashwin dipped to the third and fourth spots, respectively. ()