Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today

Out-of-form Fakhar Zaman hopeful of evading T20 World Cup snub Fakhar Zaman’s T20 career has been a witness to a down-slide and he is not being able to arrest his slump. Having difficulty in finding light at the end of the tunnel, Zaman hasn’t shied away from admitting his poor run of form. (Read more about the story) Tim Paine hints at retirement, says Australia’s home summer might be his last The wicket-keeper became the first Australian skipper after Steve Waugh to retain the Ashes. The 34-year-old also expressed that he has not looked too far and he knows what he wants to do and achieve. (Read more about the story) It’s great conversations are happening, says Steve Smith on cricketers’ mental health issue In the past, England cricketer Marcus Trescothick had taken a break from the game citing mental ill-health. India captain Virat Kohli recently appreciated the Aussie’s decision and also revealed how vulnerable he felt mentally. (Read more about the story) Afghanistan vs West Indies: ICC reveals latest T20I player rankings However, one player who benefited from Afghanistan’s T20I series was teenage spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman. Afghanistan made a good comeback to their series against the West Indies played in India by bagging the T20I series by coming from behind. (Read more about the story) ‘Every cricket board is different’ – Steve Smith on Nicholas Pooran’s ball-tampering ban Earlier, this year, Smith marked his return to cricket after finishing the year-long ban that was imposed on him by Cricket Australia (CA). He said that every board has its own way of treating players over such matters. He also added that it was his past and has moved on from it long ago. (Read more about the story) “RCB can’t just depend on Kohli and De Villiers for winning games”– Moeen Ali RCB also decided to part their ways with vital all-rounders such as Marcus Stoinis and Colin de Grandhomme. In the previous IPL, Bangalore was affected by a string of dismal performance and eventually finished at the bottom of the table. (Read more about the story) Bangladesh bowling coach Daniel Vettori irked over practice wickets in Indore Meanwhile, the focus now shifts to the first-ever day-night Test match in India which will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 22. The preparations of Tigers took a hit when Indore curator and Bangladesh’s spin bowling consultant Daniel Vettori got into an argument. (Read more about the story) Anil Kumble was probably India’s biggest match-winner during my playing days: VVS Laxman VVS Laxman, the former batsman started playing for India when the team was studded with several match winners. However, later on, he also became a vital part of the national side and went onto become the best middle-order batsman of the country. (Read more about the story)

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