Rohit Sharma Captaincy Denied, Australia Win– October 13 Cricket Highlights

Rohit Sharma and Australia team [Source: AFP]Rohit Sharma’s IPL 2027 captaincy rumours have been denied by the Mumbai Indians franchise as per a report. In other news, Australia crushed South Africa in Durban to take a 1-0 lead in the Test series.Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Tuesday, October 13. Mumbai Indians deny Rohit Sharma captaincy takeoverThe Mumbai Indians franchise has reportedly denied that Rohit Sharma is being considered for team captaincy for the IPL 2027 season next year in case if regular skipper Hardik Pandya gets traded off to another team. Earlier in the day, several reports had claimed that Sharma was in talks to resume MI captaincy.The franchise sources (as per a report from NDTV) have since claimed that no internal discussion has taken place within the team management regarding its captaincy status for IPL 2027. Moreover, players like Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma are the frontrunners to lead the franchise.ALSO READMumbai Indians To Advance Hardik Pandya Trade Talks Within 4 Weeks: ReportJosh Hazlewood halts Temba Bavuma’s South Africa for AustraliaAustralia crushed South Africa by 214 runs on Day 5 of their series-opening first Test in Durban. Legendary fast bowler Josh Hazlewood picked up six wickets in the decisive innings as the visitors went 1-0 up in the three-match Test series.Moreover, the outcome also ended Temba Bavuma’s unbeaten captaincy streak of 12 matches for the Proteas, with the reigning WTC winners simultaneously slipping down to number three on the 2025-27 WTC points table.England name squads for white-ball tour of AustraliaThe ECB has named complete England squads for the upcoming T20I and ODI series in Australia, scheduled to start next month. Harry Brook will continue to lead the national side, with young all-rounder Jacob Bethell making his return to the team after recovering from his injury. Senior pro Jos Buttler, however, has been ruled out of the tour owing to his rehabilitation program following the hamstring injury he suffered during the series against Sri Lanka.Yuvraj Singh named Delhi Capitals batting coachFormer Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been named as the batting coach and assistant coach of the Delhi Capitals franchise for the IPL 2027 season next year. The cricketer will join the Sourav Ganguly-led Capitals coaching staff, after fellow former cricketer Hemang Badani parted ways with the franchise.Sediqullah Atal enforces gritty Afghanistan draw vs BangladeshAfghanistan batted out 92 overs on Day 5 to reach 346-8 in 142 overs of their second innings on Day 5 to wrest out a sensational draw against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi. Opening batter Sediqullah Atal himself washed up 332 deliveries to score an epic 111.Captain Rahmat Shah and Yamin Ahmadzai also wore out the Bangladesh bowlers, with the latter scoring just 19 off 85 balls, helping Afghanistan survive the final few overs of the match.ALSO READMost ICC Men's Player of the Month Award Winners