Sons of Sehwag and Dravid Named in India U-19 Squad
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India has a new squad for young cricket players. The team will play against Australia. Two new players are in the news. Their names are Aaryavir Sehwag and Anvay Dravid.
Aaryavir is the son of Virender Sehwag. Anvay is the son of Rahul Dravid. Both fathers were famous India cricketers. They played together for India in the past.
Now, the sons will play together too. They are in the India Under-19 team. This team is for players younger than 19 years old.
The BCCI picked the squad. BCCI is the group that controls cricket in India. They chose the players for the series against Australia.
Another young player, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, is not in the team. A BCCI rule stopped him from playing. The news called this a big change for the team.
Vocabulary15 words
- squad
- a group of players in a team
- Under-19
- for players who are younger than 19 years old
- BCCI
- the group that controls cricket in India
- rule
- something you must follow or obey
- series
- a group of matches between two teams
- cricketer
- a person who plays cricket
- famous
- known by many people
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- picked
- chosen
- son
- a male child
- past
- time before now
- young
- not old
- news
- information about new events
- change
- something that is different now
Quiz
Answer key
1. Virender Sehwag 2. India Under-19 3. False
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India has a new _____ for young cricket players. The team will play against _____. Two new players are in the news. Their names are Aaryavir Sehwag and Anvay Dravid.
Aaryavir is the son of Virender _____. Anvay is the son of Rahul _____. Both fathers were famous India cricketers. They played together for India in the _____.
Now, the sons will play together too. They are in the India _____ team. This team is for players younger than 19 years old.
The _____ picked the squad. BCCI is the group that controls cricket in India. They chose the players for the _____ against Australia.
Another young player, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, is not in the team. A BCCI _____ stopped him from playing. The news called this a big _____ for the team.