Abhishek Sharma Sets Six-Hitting Record; Selfie With Sooryavanshi Goes Viral
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Abhishek Sharma is a cricket player from India.
He played in a T20I match against New Zealand.
In this match, Abhishek hit a special six-hitting record. No other player has done this before.
People call this a historic feat. It means something very special and new.
After the match, Abhishek took a selfie with his teammate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
The selfie has become viral. This means many people have seen and shared it online.
Fans are very happy about Abhishek's new record.
They are also sharing the fun selfie on social media.
Vocabulary15 words
- T20I
- a short cricket game between two countries
- six-hitting
- hitting the ball very far for six points
- historic feat
- a special new thing done for the first time
- selfie
- a photo you take of yourself
- viral
- seen by very many people online, very fast
- social media
- websites like Instagram or Twitter where people share photos
- teammate
- a person who plays on your team
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- match
- a game between two teams
- record
- the best result ever in something
- fans
- people who like and support a player
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- special
- not normal; very good or different
- online
- on the internet
- shared
- sent or shown to other people
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1. A six-hitting record 2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3. True
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Abhishek Sharma is a _____ player from India.
He played in a _____ match against New Zealand.
In this match, Abhishek hit a special _____ record.
People call this a historic _____.
After the match, Abhishek took a _____ with his teammate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
The selfie has become _____.
Fans are very happy about Abhishek's new _____.
They are also sharing the fun selfie on social _____.
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