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U19 World Cup 2022 | James Rew misses out on a ton as Ravi Kumar provides breakthrough

England U19 batter James Rew played a brilliant knock against India U19 in the final of the World Cup but missed out on a well-deserved century by just five runs after he was undone for 95 off 116 deliveries by Ravi Kumar. Kumar bowled a back of the length delivery and Rew pulled that one straight to Kaushal Tambe at deep mid-wicket who fumbled the catch but recovered well to grab the ball, courtesy of a forward dive. England had opted to bat first after winning the toss but were off to a miserable start as they lost a few early wickets and were left tottering at 91/7 before Rew and James Sales joined hands and stitched a stand of 93 runs for the 8th wicket. Rew was Kumar's third wicket in the innings.

Cricket Fraternity comes in support of Justin Langer, as latter resigns as Coach

Justin Langer stepped down as the head coach of Australia, putting an end to the uncertainty around his future for the national side. Langer was given a six-month extension but declined the offer amidst the reports of players not fond of his headmaster-like attitude. Taking the charge of the position after the infamous ball-tampering saga, Langer made Australia a likeable team within the cricketing circle. Australia won the T20 World Cup in 2021 and then laid their hands at the Ashes urn twice in his tenure. While fans have been visibly expressing their anger at the decision, venting out on soc, legendary Aussie cricketer Matthew Hayden tore apart Cricket Australia (CA) and national players, citing their lack of support for the former head coach. "If he was waiting for the current Australian cricket team to be presenting a face of care, I dare say they won't be and that's, to me, the real sadness around this," Hayden was quoted as saying to ABC Sport. "This was not a healthy process. This was a bloke (Langer) that won the Ashes, stayed back basically in Melbourne for the entire time while this dragged on for a month. The whole thing just reeks of being orchestrated from basically the moment all of this garbage started coming out in the middle of last year," the former Aussie opener blamed players for Langer's resignation. As former cricketers stood by Langer following his departure, the cricketing fraternity in Australia and around the globe also did not remain calm as they fired at CA for the poor handling of the situation, which led to the whole fiasco. Here are some of the reactions:

Taskin Ahmed to miss remaining fixtures of BPL 2022

Bangladesh bowler Taskin Ahmed will be missing the remaining fixtures of the Bangladesh Premier League due to the recurrence of a back injury. "Taskin's back injury is an old one. He informed us that he's feeling the pain after the Chattogram phase. We did an MRI after that and it revealed the injury as an old one," Sylhet franchise physician Joy Saha said on Saturday. "We can't take a risk with him right now as the Afghanistan series is coming up. We're evaluating all the possibilities to make him ready for that series. If his pain doesn't decrease, we can't play him in the BPL," added the Sunrisers official. In four matches that Taskin has played, he has scalped a total of five wickets in the competition.

‘He was a bit cocky when he was a youngster’ - AB de Villiers on Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers share a very special bond. But many may not know how the seeds of their friendship were sown. The former Proteas batter re-winded the clock, opening up on his first meeting with Kohli. Revealing on the RCB podcast, De Villiers shared that his first impression of Kohli was of a 'cocky person'. With Virat quite young at that time, his aggression and attitude was quite evident and did not remain hidden to the cricketing fraternity. "We ran into each other a few times before we properly met. I knew about him, he knew about me. I said it a few times that I thought he was a bit cocky when he was a youngster, so that was my initial impression," De Villiers mentioned on the RCB podcast. "Even though I could see that he has got respect and the basics are in place, I felt like he has got a bit of swagger going in. So, I didn’t hold it against him because you need it at that point of age. We had a really short discussion, I didn’t give him any compliments or anything like that. But, I remember clearly at Wanderers when I got picked up by RCB, and it was a nice discussion of looking forward to playing together," Mr.360 added. As the South African joined the Bangalore-based franchise in 2011, his connection with Kohli instantly took off. The duo since then has smashed several records while batting with each other. "Once I got to Bangalore, the connection just kicked off straight away. Our proper friendship started when I started playing for RCB in 2011. That’s probably when we started becoming good friends," the retired batsman quoted. "I am kind of a guy where I don’t really keep in touch but for some reason with Virat, it just happens, so we stay in touch. It’s easy as he is on telly the whole time when I am at home. We both have a lot of basics in common. The way we play the game is quite similar. He is a fighter and I sort of relate to the way he plays the game and another fighter in the team, would have been great," he concluded. While Virat has been a vital part of RCB since 2008, ABD joined the team in 2011. Fans will longer see their on-field partnership as de Villiers recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.