Cricketer Abhishek Sharma Wants to Leave His IPL Team
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Abhishek Sharma is a cricket player from India. He plays for a team called Sunrisers Hyderabad, or SRH, in the IPL.
News reports say Abhishek is 'unhappy' with his team. He wants to leave SRH.
Abhishek is an 'opener'. This means he is one of the first two players to bat in a match. He is known for hitting the ball hard and fast.
Reports say he is unhappy because another player, Ishan Kishan, got the job of 'captain'. The captain is the leader of the team.
Now, people want to know where Abhishek will go next. This will happen during the IPL 'retentions'. This is when teams choose which players to keep before a new season.
The next IPL season is in 2027. Many fans are waiting to see what Abhishek Sharma will decide.
Vocabulary5 words
- IPL
- a big cricket competition in India
- unhappy
- not happy; feeling sad or angry
- opener
- a player who bats first in a game
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- retentions
- when a team decides which players to keep
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1. Leave his team 2. Another player became captain 3. True
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Abhishek Sharma is a cricket player from India. He plays for a team called Sunrisers Hyderabad, or _____, in the IPL.
News reports say Abhishek is '_____' with his team. He wants to leave SRH.
Abhishek is an '_____'. This means he is one of the first two players to bat in a match.
Reports say he is unhappy because another player, Ishan Kishan, got the job of '_____'.
This will happen during the IPL '_____'. This is when teams choose which players to keep before a new season.
The next IPL season is in _____. Many fans are waiting to see what Abhishek Sharma will decide.
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