Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Left Out of India U-19 Team for Australia Series
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The BCCI is the group that runs cricket in India. It picked a new team for young players. This team is called Under-19, or U-19. Players in this team must be under 19 years old. The team will play matches against Australia.
One famous young player is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He did not get a place in the team. There is a BCCI rule about age. This rule stopped him from joining the U-19 team.
Two new players joined the team. One is Aryaveer Sehwag. He is the son of a famous cricket player named Sehwag. The other is Anvay Dravid. He is the son of a famous cricket player named Dravid.
A player named Laksh got a big job. He will be the captain of the U-19 team. A captain is the leader of a sports team. The team will now play against Australia in an ODI series. ODI means One Day International, a type of cricket match.
Vocabulary15 words
- BCCI
- the group that controls cricket in India
- Under-19
- for players younger than 19 years
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- ODI
- a cricket match that lasts one day
- squad
- a group of players chosen for a team
- rule
- something you must follow
- series
- a group of matches played together
- young
- not old; new in age
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people playing together
- famous
- known by many people
- match
- a game between two teams
- leader
- a person who guides others
- announced
- told people something new
- spot
- a place on a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. India U-19 team 2. A BCCI age rule 3. Laksh
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The BCCI is the group that runs cricket in _____. It picked a new team for _____ players. This team is called _____, or U-19.
One famous young player is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He did not get a place in the _____. There is a BCCI rule about _____.
Two new players joined the team. One is _____ Sehwag. The other is Anvay _____.
A player named Laksh got a big job. He will be the _____ of the U-19 team. The team will now play against _____ in an ODI series.