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Delhi Cricketer Goes Viral for '6-7' Celebration

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Medhavi Bidhuri is a cricket player from Delhi, India. She is 20 years old. She plays a special kind of bowling called leg-spin.

Medhavi is now famous on the internet. She did a special celebration after a good play. The celebration is called '6-7'. Many people liked her video. The video is now viral.

Medhavi plays in the Women's Delhi Premier League. This is a cricket tournament for women.

Medhavi also changed her jersey number. She used to wear number 12. Now she wears number 67. Her sister told her to change it.

Medhavi said her sister is 'Gen Z'. This means her sister is young and knows new internet trends.

People online are asking, 'Who is Medhavi Bidhuri?' They want to know more about her after the viral video.

Vocabulary7 words

leg-spin
a way of bowling in cricket
celebration
happy actions after something good happens
viral
when something spreads fast online
Delhi Premier League
a cricket competition in Delhi
tournament
a sports competition
jersey
a sports shirt with a number
Gen Z
young people born after 1996

Quiz

1. What sport does Medhavi Bidhuri play?
2. What jersey number does Medhavi wear now?
3. Who suggested she change her jersey number?

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Medhavi Bidhuri is a cricket player from _____, India. She is _____ years old. She plays a special kind of bowling called leg-spin.

Medhavi is now famous on the _____. She did a special celebration after a good play. The celebration is called '_____'. Many people liked her video. The video is now viral.

Medhavi plays in the Women's Delhi Premier League. This is a cricket _____ for women.

Medhavi also changed her jersey _____. She used to wear number 12. Now she wears number _____. Her sister told her to change it.

Medhavi said her sister is '_____'. This means her sister is young and knows new internet trends.

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