Duffy: Facing RCB Team-mate Kohli Will Be 'Awesome'
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Jacob Duffy is a cricket player from New Zealand.
He plays for a team called RCB in India.
Virat Kohli also plays for RCB.
Kohli is a very famous cricket player from India.
Soon, India and New Zealand will play against each other.
They will play in a series of ODI matches.
Duffy will play for New Zealand.
Kohli will play for India.
Duffy said it will be "awesome" to play against Kohli.
Duffy called Kohli a megastar.
He said Kohli works very hard.
Duffy also said Kohli is a humble person.
Duffy and Kohli are team-mates at RCB.
But in this series, they will be on different teams.
Vocabulary6 words
- ODI
- a type of cricket match; one day international
- megastar
- a very, very famous person
- team-mate
- a person who plays on your team
- humble
- not thinking you are better than other people
- series
- many games played one after another
- work ethic
- how hard a person works
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Answer key
1. It will be awesome 2. RCB 3. ODI cricket matches
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Jacob Duffy is a cricket player from _____.
He plays for a team called _____ in India.
_____ also plays for RCB.
Soon, India and New Zealand will play a series of _____ matches.
Duffy said it will be "_____" to play against Kohli.
Duffy called Kohli a _____.
He said Kohli works very _____.
Duffy also said Kohli is a _____ person.
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