Bhuvneshwar Kumar Joins India Squad After Arshdeep Singh's Shoulder Injury
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India has a new worry before an important cricket match.
The player Arshdeep Singh hurt his shoulder. He hurt it while bowling. His shoulder is the arm he uses to throw the ball.
Because of this injury, India added a new player to the team. His name is Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He will join the squad.
A squad is a group of players that can play in a game.
India and West Indies are playing five T20I matches. T20I is a short type of cricket game.
This is the fifth and last match of the five games. People call this last match the decider. A decider is a game that decides who wins overall.
The match will happen in Bengaluru. Bengaluru is a city in India.
India's team must now think about who will bowl in this important game.
Vocabulary5 words
- shoulder
- the body part where your arm joins your body
- bowling
- throwing the ball to the other team in cricket
- squad
- a group of players who can play in a game
- T20I
- a short, fast type of cricket game between countries
- decider
- the last game that decides who wins
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1. He hurt his shoulder 2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3. Bengaluru
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India has a new worry before an important cricket _____.
The player Arshdeep Singh hurt his _____.
He hurt it while _____.
Because of this injury, India added a new player to the _____.
His name is Bhuvneshwar _____.
India and West Indies are playing five _____ matches.
This is the fifth and last match, called the _____.
The match will happen in _____.
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