"Take It To The Next Level": Smriti… — and 4 more from the cricket world

Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.

• "Take It To The Next Level": Smriti Mandhana Warned About Her Biggest Challenge As India Captain. Former India captain Anjum Chopra believes Smriti Mandhana does not have to measure herself in stepping up to succeed Harmanpreet Kaur as the side's new captain and should instead carve out her own leadership path after being handed the charge across formats.

• The Scoop: The best all-format batter DEBATE, why Desert Vipers signed Babar Azam & India's unfair advantage?. Who is the best all-format batter in the world? Matt Roller, Gaurav Kalra & Daniel Brettig debate on the latest episode of The Scoop.

• Raza leads Zimbabwe in Ngarava's absence at UAE tri-series.

• Matthew Humphreys back for Ireland's ODI tour of Namibia.

• Versatile Renshaw happy to shuffle for any situation.