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Maximum impact: On Indian Premier League and Sunday’s final

IPL’s 17th edition added a new dimension (आयाम) to the way cricket is played

Sunday’s Indian Premier League final between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai might have turned anti-climactic, but it should not deflect (stop, block, parry, fend off; divert, avert, turn aside/away, sidetrack, distract) from what was an enthralling (दिलचस्प) two months of cricket. KKR thrashed (बुरी तरह हराना) SRH by eight wickets to claim (दावा करना) its third title — its first since 2014 — but the one-sided nature of the summit clash (final match) should not stain (damage, harm, tarnish, spoil) the latter’s reputation. KKR and SRH had finished seventh and tenth, respectively, in 2023, but broke out of the rut by playing some of the boldest and most attacking cricket. Eight of the nine highest IPL totals came this season, and KKR and SRH accounted for five of those. These gargantuan (विशाल) scores can be attributed (associate with, connect with; ascribe, hold responsible for) to the Impact Player rule, which allowed an extra batter or bowler to be drafted (recruit, enroll, enlist, call up, sign up) into the playing XI. But credit (praise, commendation, recognition, kudos, regard) is also due (deserved by, merited by, suitable for, appropriate to) to the respective teams’ think-tanks (a group of experts; a research institute/organization with a panel of experts) that assembled (इकट्ठा करना) such wholesome (sturdy, strong, healthy; proper, good, correct) squads (team, outfit, group). KKR’s stock (family, background; position, standing, status, reputation) was built on Shreyas Iyer’s astute (चतुर) captaincy, the experience of Sunil Narine — most valuable player for a record third time — Andre Russell and Mitchell Starc, and a strong Indian core (central or key part of something) of Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy and Vaibhav Arora. SRH brought in Pat Cummins to helm (नेतृत्व करना, प्रबंध करना) the side, and under the Aussie’s calm leadership, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen redefined T20 batting.

As much as (जहाँ तक) KKR and SRH broadened the horizon of T20s, IPL-17 witnessed spirited (जोशीला, ऊर्जावान) attempts by others to keep pace (बनाए रखना). Virat Kohli had his second-best IPL (741 runs) and scored at a never-seen-before rate (154.70). The belligerent (आक्रामक) hitting of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs kept Delhi Capitals in Playoffs contention for long, while Will Jacks played a crucial role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s fairytale (परी-कथा जैसा, जादुई) entry into the final four despite having lost seven of the first eight games. The competition was also enriched (समृद्ध करना, सुधारना) by Mayank Yadav’s searing (fierce, blistering, devastating) speed, fast bowler Harshit Rana’s deception (धोखा, छल) and the early-career promise of batters Abishek Porel and Nitish Kumar Reddy. What also stood out in this cricketing jamboree (gathering) was the timelessness (the quality of not changing as the years go past; permanence, permanency, endlessness, limitlessness, infinity, perpetuity, everlasting, eternity) of Dinesh Karthik, and to a lesser extent (used to describe the effect/ importance of something with respect to something else), of M.S. Dhoni. Perhaps (maybe, possibly, probably, conceivably, it is possible), the only discordant (contradictory, contrary, conflicting, opposite, opposing, clashing) note was the absence of T20 World Cup-bound (intending to go to world cup; going to the world cup) Indian stars — despite fine performances — in the business end ((in sports) in the end of a tournament with which the games/matches are over) of the tournament. But it can potentially work in India’s favour, for a week’s rest in a jam-packed (completely full; busy, overcrowded, overflowing) calendar is a god-send (an unexpected thing or event (that is very lucky or helpful for which you’re very thankful)). If the likes of (someone/something considered as a type) Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah can carry their form into the biennial (taking place/happening every two years) extravaganza (display, spectacle, show, performance) that begins on Sunday, Rohit Sharma’s men will have a fair chance of ending their long ICC trophy drought (dry spell/period).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.dimension (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आयाम
English Meaning - aspect, feature, side, element, facet.

2.enthralling (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - दिलचस्प
English Meaning - interesting, captivating, engrossing, fascinating, attractive.

3.thrash (verb)

Hindi Meaning - बुरी तरह हराना
English Meaning - defeat heavily, rout, crush, take to the cleaners,

4.claim (verb)

Hindi Meaning - दावा करना
English Meaning - assert or say that one has earned/achieved (something).

5.gargantuan (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - विशाल
English Meaning - huge, enormous, colossal, gigantic, tremendous, mammoth, massive, extremely large.

6.assemble (verb)

Hindi Meaning - इकट्ठा करना
English Meaning - put together, join, unite.

7.astute (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - चतुर
English Meaning - skillful, adept, expert, clever, impressive.

8.helm (verb)

Hindi Meaning - नेतृत्व करना, प्रबंध करना
English Meaning - lead, manage, control, direct, be in charge, be in command.

9.as much as (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - जहाँ तक
English Meaning - insofar as, as far as, to the extent or degree that.

10.spirited (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - जोशीला, ऊर्जावान
English Meaning - energetic, active, dynamic, vigorous, enthusiastic, resolute, determined.

11.keep pace (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - बनाए रखना
English Meaning - make progress at the same speed as someone else.

12.belligerent (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - आक्रामक
English Meaning - aggressive, threatening, hawkish.

13.fairytale (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - परी-कथा जैसा, जादुई
English Meaning - adventurous, magical, dreamy.

14.enrich (verb)

Hindi Meaning - समृद्ध करना, सुधारना
English Meaning - improve, enhance, augment, make richer.

15.deception (noun)

Hindi Meaning - धोखा, छल
English Meaning - trickiness, trickery, cunning, confidence game.

16.deflect (verb)

English Meaning - stop, block, parry, fend off; divert, avert, turn aside/away, sidetrack, distract.

17.summit clash (noun)

English Meaning - final match.

18.stain (verb)

English Meaning - damage, harm, tarnish, spoil.

19.break out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - escape from, get free, burst out of.

20.rut (noun)

English Meaning - groove, hole, crack, gutter, cavity, crater; dead end.

21.account for (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - represent, constitute, form, comprise, make up.

22.attribute (verb)

English Meaning - associate with, connect with; ascribe, hold responsible for.

23.draft (verb)

English Meaning - recruit, enroll, enlist, call up, sign up.

24.credit (noun)

English Meaning - praise, commendation, recognition, kudos, regard.

25.due (adjective)

English Meaning - deserved by, merited by, suitable for, appropriate to.

26.think-tank (noun)

English Meaning - a group of experts; a research institute/organization with a panel of experts.

27.wholesome (adjective)

English Meaning - sturdy, strong, healthy; proper, good, correct.

28.squad (noun)

English Meaning - team, outfit, group.

29.stock (noun)

English Meaning - family, background; position, standing, status, reputation.

30.core (noun)

English Meaning - central or key part of something.

31.bring in (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - include, take in, involve.

32.broaden one’s horizon (phrase)

English Meaning - “to expand/increase the range of one’s knowledge, understanding, interests, activities, skills or experience beyond their current range

33.in contention (phrase)

English Meaning - in competition, challenging, striving, contesting.

34.play a part/role (phrase)

English Meaning - contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.

35.searing (adjective)

English Meaning - fierce, blistering, devastating.

36.stand out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - be noticeable, be visible, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention.

37.jamboree (noun)

English Meaning - gathering.

38.timelessness (noun)

English Meaning - the quality of not changing as the years go past; permanence, permanency, endlessness, limitlessness, infinity, perpetuity, everlasting, eternity.

39.to a lesser extent (phrase)

English Meaning - used to describe the effect/ importance of something with respect to something else.

40.perhaps (adverb)

English Meaning - maybe, possibly, probably, conceivably, it is possible.

41.strike a discordant note (phrase)

English Meaning - express/communicate something conflicting/contrasting/different/opposite things.

42.discordant (adjective)

English Meaning - contradictory, contrary, conflicting, opposite, opposing, clashing.

43.world cup-bound (adjective)

English Meaning - intending to go to world cup; going to the world cup.

44.in the business end (phrase)

English Meaning - (in sports) in the end of a tournament with which the games/matches are over.