Aakash Chopra Denies Fake News About Sachin Tendulkar Picking 2027 World Cup Squad
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Some people said Sachin Tendulkar picked India's cricket team for the 2027 World Cup. This news was not true.
Aakash Chopra is a former cricket player. He said this news was fake. He told people not to believe it.
At the same time, India played a cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. This is called a Test match. It is a long cricket game.
On day two, India stopped batting at a score of 503 runs. This is called a declaration. Nine of India's players were out.
After that, Sri Lanka started batting. They scored only 8 runs, and two of their players were out.
A player named Jurel scored 100 runs in the match. This is his second Test century.
The match stopped early because there was not enough light. This is called bad light.
Vocabulary7 words
- fake
- not true; false
- Test
- a long cricket game that can take five days
- declaration
- when a team stops batting on purpose
- century
- 100 runs by one player
- bad light
- when the sky is too dark to play
- squad
- a group of players in a team
- former
- someone who did a job before, not now
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1. Aakash Chopra 2. 503/9 declared 3. Bad light
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Some people said Sachin Tendulkar picked India's cricket team for the 2027 _____.
This news was not _____.
Aakash Chopra is a former cricket _____.
He said this news was _____.
India played a cricket match against Sri Lanka in _____.
India stopped batting at a score of _____ runs.
This is called a _____.
Sri Lanka scored only 8 runs, and two players were _____.
A player named Jurel scored 100 runs. This is his second Test _____.
The match stopped early because of bad _____.
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