India Name New Spin Weapon for First Test Against Sri Lanka
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India will play Sri Lanka in a Test match. This is the first Test of the series.
India's team has new changes. The team has a new spinner. A spinner is a player who bowls the ball in a special way.
Six players wanted a place in the team. This is called competition. Only some players got a spot.
A player named Gurnoor will play his first Test match. This is called a debut.
The new changes are big news for fans. People want to know the final playing eleven. This means the eleven players who will play the match.
Sri Lanka's team also has a new player. His name is Nuwantha. He is now in the squad. A squad is a group of players chosen for a team.
Fans wait to see how the new players do in the match.
Vocabulary7 words
- Test
- a long cricket match; very important
- series
- many matches played one after another
- spinner
- a player who bowls in a slow, tricky way
- competition
- when many people try for the same thing
- debut
- the first time someone does something
- playing eleven
- the 11 players who play in a match
- squad
- a group of players chosen for a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sri Lanka 2. A new spinner 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
India will play Sri Lanka in a _____ match. This is the first Test of the _____.
India's team has new changes. The team has a new _____.
Six players wanted a place in the team. This is called _____.
A player named Gurnoor will play his first Test match. This is called a _____.
People want to know the final _____.
Sri Lanka's team also has a new player. He is now in the _____.