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​Down, but not out: On the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India lost a close series to Australia because of its batting frailty (कमजोरी, दुर्बलता)

A decade (दशक)-long dominance wound to a close at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the second-biggest silverware in terms of (के संबंध में) stature (reputation, standing, position, status) after the Ashes in cricket, and the biggest on the basis of viewership, has been India’s preserve (संरक्षित करना) since 2015. Australia last won the title in the 2014-15 home series and after that India claimed (दावा करना, प्राप्त करना) the trophy on four occasions (अवसर, घटना). This winning streak (period, time, season, spell) ended once the fifth Test concluded at Sydney with Pat Cummins and his men winning by six wickets and seizing (take, take over, get hold of, grasp, conquer) the series at 3-1. The margin could hint (संकेत देना, इशारा करना) at a vast gap in ability between the two squads. But it was anything but (not at all) that and India had its moments and could have finished on the victor’s podium (platform, stage). This was a series where the batters played second fiddle to excellent speedsters (fast bowler, seamer). It is no surprise that (as expected that) when Jasprit Bumrah, the most dominant among them, got injured and could not bowl during the Australian second innings chase in the last Test, the host (मेजबान, आयोजन स्थल) prospered (do well, be successful). Bumrah began the series as captain, a position he returned to once the regular skipper, the out-of-form Rohit Sharma, opted out at the climax. And Bumrah, with 32 wickets, led the charts (table chart). Again with a resilient (strong, sturdy, flexible) bat, he even helped India avoid the follow-on (an optional rule in cricket where the team that batted second may be asked to play out its second innings shortly after its first by the opposition. The follow-on rule can come into effect if the difference in runs (lead) between the teams in their respective first innings is greater than a predefined margin (200 or more)) at Brisbane’s Gabba.

A transition (परिवर्तन, रूपांतरण) is upon the Indian Test unit, especially after failing to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship final. Having eased out Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and now dealing with R. Ashwin’s retirement mid-series, the selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir need to look at the future of Virat Kohli, Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja. These players were India’s core (मुख्य) in Tests, but a change is inevitable (अपरिहार्य). Tours Down Under (in Australia or New Zealand) often force a flux (continuous change, changeability, shift, rise and fall, unpredictability). Dilip Vengsarkar retired after the 1991-92 tour, Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman followed suit after their 2011-12 visit. In the current sojourn (stay, visit; journey), despite scoring a ton (a hundred; a score of 100 or more) in the first Test at Perth, Kohli’s overall yield (output, gain) of 190 at 23.75 was poor. Rohit’s numbers are even worse as he scored 3, 6, 10, 3 and 9. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s runs, K.L. Rahul’s initial consistency, newcomer Nitish Kumar Reddy’s hundred at Melbourne, and the odd (occasional, periodic, infrequent; unexpected) lower-order resistance (प्रतिरोध, विरोध, संघर्ष), bailed out India but that was not enough. India lost due to (के कारण) batting ineptitude (अयोग्यता, अक्षमता), a frailty that affected Australia too before its middle-order found a second-wind (it is an ability to get a sudden burst of energy/strength after having been out of breath) through Steve Smith, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne. Mohammed Siraj toiled (work hard, exert oneself, sweat blood, labour) hard but beyond him, Bumrah did not have much support from the bowling ranks (the people belonging to a group). This was a series on which Cummins, through 25 wickets and 159 runs, imposed his will. India will need to find younger heroes, especially batters who are adept (skillful, astute, very good, brilliant, proficient, expert, accomplished, talented, competent) at playing both spin and pace, at home and abroad, in Tests and limited overs.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.frailty (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कमजोरी, दुर्बलता
English Meaning - weakness, weak point, incapacity, impairment, infirmity, failing, deficiency.

2.decade (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दशक
English Meaning - a period of ten years.

3.wind (up) (verb)

Hindi Meaning - खत्म करना
English Meaning - wrap (up), finish.

4.in terms of (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के संबंध में
English Meaning - with regard to, regarding, concerning, in respect of, with reference to, in the matter of, in connection with.

5.preserve (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संरक्षित करना
English Meaning - thing, specialism; something considered as reserved for a particular group of people.

6.claim (verb)

Hindi Meaning - दावा करना, प्राप्त करना
English Meaning - assert or state that someone has achieved something; obtain, win, secure.

7.occasion (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अवसर, घटना,
English Meaning - episode, time, event.

8.hint (verb)

Hindi Meaning - संकेत देना, इशारा करना
English Meaning - imply, suggest, indicate.

9.host (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मेजबान, आयोजन स्थल
English Meaning - a place that holds/conducts an event.

10.transition (noun)

Hindi Meaning - परिवर्तन, रूपांतरण
English Meaning - change, transformation, adaptation.

11.core (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मुख्य
English Meaning - an important group of people.

12.inevitable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अपरिहार्य
English Meaning - unavoidable, unpreventable.

13.resistance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिरोध, विरोध, संघर्ष
English Meaning - opposition, stand, fight, struggle, defiance.

14.due to (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के कारण
English Meaning - because of, as a result of, thanks to, on account of, owing to.

15.ineptitude (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अयोग्यता, अक्षमता
English Meaning - inability, incapability, lack of skill/ability.

16.down but not out (phrase)

English Meaning - temporarily suffered a setback but not permanently defeated.

17.silverware (noun)

English Meaning - trophy/cup made of silver.

18.stature (noun)

English Meaning - reputation, standing, position, status.

19.streak (noun)

English Meaning - period, time, season, spell.

20.seize (verb)

English Meaning - take, take over, get hold of, grasp, conquer.

21.anything but (phrase)

English Meaning - not at all.

22.have one’s moments (phrase)

English Meaning - to have better & impressive (short/brief) periods than others.

23.podium (noun)

English Meaning - platform, stage.

24.play second fiddle (phrase)

English Meaning - be a subordinate/assistant/deputy to someone/something or to be a less important one (than someone/something)

25.speedster (noun)

English Meaning - fast bowler, seamer.

26.It is no surprise that (phrase)

English Meaning - as expected that.

27.prosper (verb)

English Meaning - do well, be successful.

28.opt out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to decide (on) not to participate in something.

29.chart (noun)

English Meaning - table chart.

30.resilient (adjective)

English Meaning - strong, sturdy, flexible.

31.follow-on (noun)

English Meaning - an optional rule in cricket where the team that batted second may be asked to play out its second innings shortly after its first by the opposition. The follow-on rule can come into effect if the difference in runs (lead) between the teams in their respective first innings is greater than a predefined margin (200 or more).

32.be upon (phrase)

English Meaning - just beginning to have an effect on someone or something.

33.ease out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - remove someone gradually; to force someone slowly to leave a job/position.

34.Down Under (adverb)

English Meaning - in Australia or New Zealand.

35.flux (noun)

English Meaning - continuous change, changeability, shift, rise and fall, unpredictability.

36.follow suit (phrase)

English Meaning - do something same as someone else has just done; follow, copy, imitate, emulate, mimic.

37.sojourn (noun)

English Meaning - stay, visit; journey.

38.ton (noun)

English Meaning - a hundred; a score of 100 or more.

39.yield (noun)

English Meaning - output, gain.

40.odd (adjective)

English Meaning - occasional, periodic, infrequent; unexpected.

41.bail out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - rescue, save, relieve, assist, aid someone from from a difficulty.

42.second-wind (noun)

English Meaning - it is an ability to get a sudden burst of energy/strength after having been out of breath.

43.toil (verb)

English Meaning - work hard, exert oneself, sweat blood, labour.

44.ranks (noun)

English Meaning - the people belonging to a group.

45.impose one’s will (phrase)

English Meaning - to force others to do what someone needs.

46.adept (adjective)

English Meaning - skillful, astute, very good, brilliant, proficient, expert, accomplished, talented, competent.