Gill Gives Big Hint on India's Playing XI for First Sri Lanka Test
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India will play Sri Lanka in a Test match soon.
Shubman Gill is the captain of India's team.
Gill talked about the playing XI for the first Test.
The playing XI is the eleven players who play the match.
Gill gave a big hint. A hint is a small clue.
He said one player may not get a chance to play.
Gill did not say the player's name.
India's pacers are fast bowlers.
Morne Morkel is India's bowling coach.
A coach helps players get better.
Morkel said the pacers face a hard test in Sri Lanka.
He said conditions in Sri Lanka are difficult for fast bowlers.
Morkel said the pacers must do special things to do well.
He wants them to bowl well and be strong.
The Test match will start soon in Sri Lanka.
Vocabulary15 words
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- playing XI
- the eleven players who play in a match
- hint
- a small clue about something
- pacers
- fast bowlers in cricket
- Morkel
- the name of India's bowling coach
- coach
- a person who trains sports players
- Test
- a long cricket match played over five days
- conditions
- the weather and ground in a place
- chance
- a time to do something
- bowl
- to throw the ball at the batter in cricket
- difficult
- hard, not easy
- strong
- having a lot of power
- match
- a game played between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players who play together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Shubman Gill 2. They face a hard test 3. False
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India will play Sri Lanka in a Test _____ soon.
Shubman Gill is the _____ of India's team.
Gill talked about the _____ for the first Test.
Gill gave a big _____. A hint is a small clue.
He said one player may not get a _____ to play.
India's _____ are fast bowlers.
Morne _____ is India's bowling coach.
Morkel said the pacers face a hard test in _____.
He said _____ in Sri Lanka are difficult for fast bowlers.
Morkel said the pacers must do special things to do _____.