Duffy: Facing RCB Team-mate Kohli Will Be 'Awesome'
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New Zealand bowler Jacob Duffy has spoken about playing against Virat Kohli in the upcoming India-New Zealand ODI series.
Duffy and Kohli are team-mates at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League.
Kohli is one of the biggest stars in world cricket.
Duffy called Kohli a megastar, but said he will still enjoy facing him on the field.
He said it will be "awesome" to play against someone he normally plays alongside.
Duffy also praised Kohli's humility, saying the Indian star does not act like a bigger person than his team-mates.
Despite his fame, Kohli treats everyone with respect, according to Duffy.
Duffy also spoke about Kohli's strong work ethic.
He said Kohli always trains hard, even though he is already a very successful player.
The comments came ahead of the ODI series between India and New Zealand.
In this series, Duffy and Kohli will be on opposite sides, playing for their national teams instead of RCB.
The series is expected to attract a lot of attention, partly because of players like Kohli.
Vocabulary7 words
- ODI
- a type of cricket match played in one day
- team-mate
- someone who plays on the same team as you
- megastar
- a very, very famous and successful person
- humility
- not acting like you are better than others
- work ethic
- how hard and seriously someone works
- opposite sides
- playing against each other, not together
- national team
- a team that represents a country
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1. They are team-mates 2. He is humble 3. As opponents for their national teams
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New Zealand bowler Jacob Duffy has spoken about playing against Virat Kohli in the upcoming India-New Zealand _____ series.
Duffy and Kohli are _____ at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League.
Duffy called Kohli a _____, but said he will still enjoy facing him.
He said it will be "_____" to play against someone he normally plays alongside.
Duffy also praised Kohli's _____, saying the Indian star does not act bigger than his team-mates.
Duffy also spoke about Kohli's strong _____.
He said Kohli always trains hard, even though he is already very _____.
In this series, Duffy and Kohli will be on _____, playing for their national teams instead of RCB.
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