Reports Suggest Tension Between MS Dhoni and CSK Over Shares
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MS Dhoni is a famous cricket player. He plays for a team called Chennai Super Kings, or CSK. CSK plays in a big cricket competition called the IPL.
News reports say Dhoni tried to buy shares in CSK. A share is a small part of a company. People say this made some problems between Dhoni and the team.
The reports say there is now some bad feeling. This is called mental hurt in the news. People are asking if Dhoni will leave CSK.
Fans want to know if Dhoni will play for CSK in the next IPL. Right now, there is no clear answer. Many fans are worried about this news.
Vocabulary15 words
- CSK
- the short name of a cricket team called Chennai Super Kings
- IPL
- a big cricket competition in India
- shares
- small parts of a company that a person can own
- mental hurt
- a feeling of sadness or anger inside
- franchise
- a sports team that is part of a big business group
- tension
- a feeling of trouble between people
- reports
- news stories about something that happened
- attempt
- a try to do something
- relationship
- how two people or groups feel about each other
- future
- the time that will come next
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- leave
- to go away from a place or group
- answer
- words that tell you what is true
- worried
- feeling not happy because something bad might happen
Quiz
Answer key
1. Buy shares in CSK 2. A cricket team 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
MS Dhoni is a famous cricket _____.
He plays for a team called _____ Super Kings, or CSK.
CSK plays in a big cricket competition called the _____.
News reports say Dhoni tried to buy _____ in CSK.
A share is a small part of a _____.
People say this made some _____ between Dhoni and the team.
The reports say there is now some bad _____.
People are asking if Dhoni will _____ CSK.
Fans want to know if Dhoni will play for CSK in the next _____.
Many fans are _____ about this news.