Virat Kohli is known for his fiery… — and 9 more from the cricket world

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

• Virat Kohli is known for his fiery on-field personality, but Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has revealed a different side of the Indian batting star.

• Cricketer Prithvi Shaw, Akriti Agarwal reconcile weeks after calling off engagement.

• WCL 2026: Match 13, IND C vs WI C Match Prediction – Who will win today’s WCL match between India Champions vs West Indies Champions?. This is the last league game for both teams.

• How Pietersen could impact England's Ashes batters. Kevin Pietersen's coaching job with England looks set to remain white-ball-only for now - but he could still have an impact on the team's Ashes batters, says Rob Key.

• Bashir and Pope given new England contracts. England have renewed the central contracts of Ollie Pope and Shoaib Bashir for one year despite the duo dropping out of the Test XI but Zak Crawley's expiring deal has not been extended.

• Gavaskar goes on an anecdotes trip in tribute to the late Garry Sobers. Sunil Gavaskar shared humorous memories of Garry Sobers, while Ian Bishop reflected on the cricket legend’s lasting influence across generations.

• The 2005 Ashes series left Australia cooked and fractured: Adam Gilchrist. Speaking on a podcast, the former Aussie keeper said that it was the only time the group had ever felt so divided.

• Pope pulls out of controversial Afghanistan T20 league. England batter Ollie Pope pulls out of the draft for the Afghanistan Premier League.

• Afghanistan v Bangladesh - one-off Test scorecard. Latest scorecard from the one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

• Saracens sack player whose punch sparked Stokes crisis. Totoa Auvaa leaves club following a swift internal investigation into a separate incident.