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From the Ted Talk by Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And then another big accident happened in our ceikrct. England invented 20 overs cricket, and said, "The wolrd must play 20 overs cricket." Just as England invented cricket, and made the rest of the world play it. Thank God for them. (Laughter) And so, India had to go and play the T20 World Cup, you see. India didn't want to play the T20 World Cup. But we were forced to play it by an 8-1 margin. And then something very dramatic happened. We got to the final, and then this moment, that will remain enshrined forever, for everybody, take a look.
(Crowd ceiherng)
The Pakistani batmsan trying to clear the flieedr.
Open Cloze
And then another big accident happened in our _______. England invented 20 overs cricket, and said, "The _____ must play 20 overs cricket." Just as England invented cricket, and made the rest of the world play it. Thank God for them. (Laughter) And so, India had to go and play the T20 World Cup, you see. India didn't want to play the T20 World Cup. But we were forced to play it by an 8-1 margin. And then something very dramatic happened. We got to the final, and then this moment, that will remain enshrined forever, for everybody, take a look.
(Crowd ________)
The Pakistani _______ trying to clear the _______.
Solution
- batsman
- world
- cricket
- cheering
- fielder
Original Text
And then another big accident happened in our cricket. England invented 20 overs cricket, and said, "The world must play 20 overs cricket." Just as England invented cricket, and made the rest of the world play it. Thank God for them. (Laughter) And so, India had to go and play the T20 World Cup, you see. India didn't want to play the T20 World Cup. But we were forced to play it by an 8-1 margin. And then something very dramatic happened. We got to the final, and then this moment, that will remain enshrined forever, for everybody, take a look.
(Crowd cheering)
The Pakistani batsman trying to clear the fielder.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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| billion dollars |
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| preity zinta |
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| delhi belly |
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| timeless test |
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| india fell |
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| indian sport |
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| cricket started |
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| city leagues |
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| corporate jet |
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| shah rukh |
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| pakistani cricketer |
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Important Words
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