India Start 600th Test Under New Captain Gill in Galle
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India are playing a big Test match in Galle, Sri Lanka. This is India's 600th Test match. A Test match is a long cricket game. It can last five days.
Shubman Gill is the new captain of the team. A captain leads the team. This is a new time for Indian cricket. Many old players are gone now.
People call this a 'fresh wave'. This means new players and new ideas. Gill wants to start well in his new job.
Sri Lanka's team is strong in spin bowling. Spin bowlers make the ball turn in the air. This can be hard for batters to hit.
The pitch in Galle often helps spin bowlers. So India's batters must play very carefully. This match is important for both teams.
Vocabulary3 words
- Test
- a long cricket match; very important game
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- spin
- a way of bowling that makes the ball turn
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1. Galle 2. Shubman Gill 3. Spin bowling
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India are playing a big Test match in _____. This is India's _____ Test match.
Shubman Gill is the new _____ of the team. This is a new time for _____ cricket.
People call this a '_____ wave'. This means new players and new _____.
Sri Lanka's team is strong in _____ bowling. Spin bowlers make the ball _____ in the air.
The pitch in Galle often helps spin bowlers. So India's _____ must play very carefully.
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