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Shorter and shorter: On Indian cricket’s transition phase

Indian cricket is in transition (संक्रमण, परिवर्तन, अनुकूलन) phase (चरण, अवधि, समय) as the ICC T20 World Cup gets underway (प्रक्रिया में, क्रम में)

The Twenty20 format seems to be cricket’s overwhelming (ज़बर्दस्त, अपरिहार्य, बहुत मजबूत) flavour (स्वाद, प्रकार) at present. Close on the heels of (close behind, soon after, immediately after, following closely) the Indian Premier League, the ICC T20 World Cup commenced last Sunday. Both championships dropped anchor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Originally, they were scheduled to be held in India but the COVID-19 pandemic (वैश्विक महामारी) forced a change in venue. The Board of Control for Cricket in India shifted the franchise (मताधिकार)-based league and the multi-nation event to the UAE and many players have seamlessly (effortlessly) moved on from club to country. Nearly a week has lapsed (pass) since the latest T20 World Cup made its initial steps under the West Asian skies during which lesser placed teams tried to qualify for the Super 12 segment that formally starts today. This, in fact, is the real deal (genuine). And nothing can get bigger than the Super 12 Group 2 match that pits India against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. In ICC events, India holds the edge over its neighbour beyond the Radcliffe Line (the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India) but for a vast generation of fans, cricketing skirmishes (झड़प, मुठभेड़, प्रतियोगिता) involving the two in the UAE often draw in a difficult memory. Not many can forget Javed Miandad clouting (hit, strike) a last-ball six off Chetan Sharma and winning for Pakistan the Austral-Asia Cup in 1986. From then on, India was on the ascendant.

This trend was especially evident when M.S. Dhoni’s men won the inaugural (first, initial, introductory) ICC World T20, as the shortest format’s World Cup was then called, in South Africa in 2007. The vanquished (पराजित, परास्त) opposition was Pakistan and those shards (piece, fragment, bit, particle) of history will lend an edge (advantage, lead, head, head start, trump card) to the latest bout. But after winning the title in 2007, India has subsequently (बाद मे, अनन्तर) flattered to deceive. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli gets another chance to lay his hands on ICC silverware (चाँदी के बर्तन), which remains a missing link (a thing which is absent, but necessary to complete a series or solve a problem) in his captaincy resume. That he is also giving up his T20 captaincy after the championship should push him further towards this goal. Dhoni’s presence in the dressing room as a mentor, while the coaching staff led by Ravi Shastri prepare to bow out after a few weeks, is indicative (सूचक, विचारोत्तेजक) of the imminent (close/near, about to happen, approaching/impending) leadership transition within the Indian ranks (the people belonging to a group). With its players having featured in the previous IPL and the added confidence gleaned from the warm-up victories over England and Australia, India is in a good space. Defending (reigning, incumbent, current) champion West Indies, Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand may fancy their chances but this tournament isn’t entirely about the established (well known, recognized, acknowledged entrenched, settled) units. It is also about Scotland pushing its way in or Afghanistan turning up (arrive, be present, attend) despite the turmoil (disorder, turbulence, confusion, trouble, chaos) back home. Hope floats (hope will give someone the strength to overcome difficulties & hardships) and India yearns to finish on the winning side when the championship ends on November 14.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.transition (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संक्रमण, परिवर्तन, अनुकूलन
English Meaning - transformation, adaptation, change, passage.

2.phase (noun)

Hindi Meaning - चरण, अवधि, समय
English Meaning - stage, period, time.

3.underway (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - प्रक्रिया में, क्रम में
English Meaning - in progress, happening, occurring, taking place.

4.overwhelming (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - ज़बर्दस्त, अपरिहार्य, बहुत मजबूत
English Meaning - very strong, profound, formidable, massive, enormous, immense.

5.flavour (noun)

Hindi Meaning - स्वाद, प्रकार
English Meaning - type, variety.

6.pandemic (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वैश्विक महामारी
English Meaning - the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.

7.franchise (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मताधिकार
English Meaning - a professional sports team.

8.pit against (verb)

Hindi Meaning - मुकाबले खड़ा करना
English Meaning - set against, match against, put in opposition to, put in competition with; compete against, compete with.

9.skirmish (noun)

Hindi Meaning - झड़प, मुठभेड़, प्रतियोगिता
English Meaning - fight, battle, contest.

10.vanquished (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पराजित, परास्त
English Meaning - defeated, routed, quelled.

11.subsequently (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - बाद मे, अनन्तर
English Meaning - afterwards, later on, in due course.

12.silverware (noun)

Hindi Meaning - चाँदी के बर्तन
English Meaning - trophy/cup made of silver.

13.resume (noun)

Hindi Meaning - फिर शुरू करना, सारांश, पाठ्यक्रम
English Meaning - summary, curriculum vitae, CV.

14.give up (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - छोड़ देना, त्यागना, सौंपना
English Meaning - renounce, hand over, relinquish, forgo, abandon; quit, resign, resign from, stand down.

15.indicative (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सूचक, विचारोत्तेजक
English Meaning - expressive, suggestive, evocative.

16.franchise-based (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to a professional sports team.

17.close on the heels of (phrase)

English Meaning - close behind, soon after, immediately after, following closely.

18.drop anchor (phrase)

English Meaning - settle in a place.

19.seamlessly (adverb)

English Meaning - effortlessly.

20.lapse (verb)

English Meaning - pass.

21.the real deal (noun)

English Meaning - genuine.

22.hold the edge (phrase)

English Meaning - have a slight advantage.

23.neighbour (noun)

English Meaning - a country that is next to another country; (bordering) country.

24.Radcliffe Line (noun)

English Meaning - the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India.

25.draw (verb)

English Meaning - bring on, produce, attract, engage.

26.clout (verb)

English Meaning - hit, strike.

27.ascendant (adjective)

English Meaning - on the rise, rising (in power), increasing/growing.

28.inaugural (adjective)

English Meaning - first, initial, introductory.

29.shard (noun)

English Meaning - piece, fragment, bit, particle.

30.lend (verb)

English Meaning - give, provide, impart, contribute.

31.edge (noun)

English Meaning - advantage, lead, head, head start, trump card.

32.bout (noun)

English Meaning - contest, match, round, competition.

33.flatter to deceive (phrase)

English Meaning - to appear better than it really is; (someone/something) looks promising (likely to be very good or successful), but disappoints eventually.

34.lay one’s hands on (phrase)

English Meaning - to acquire something, to get something, to find something.

35.missing link (noun)

English Meaning - a thing which is absent, but necessary to complete a series or solve a problem.

36.bow out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - withdraw from, resign from, retire from.

37.imminent (adjective)

English Meaning - close/near, about to happen, approaching/impending.

38.ranks (noun)

English Meaning - the people belonging to a group.

39.glean (verb)

English Meaning - obtain, get, take, gather.