PDF 21st Sept. 2016
Milestones are curious things in cricket. Round numbers — such as fifty, the century, ten-wicket
hauls ( ा त करना/ वजयोपहार) and career runs in multiples of 1000 allow a measure of
achievement in a sport. They also offer a moment’s pause to reflect. As India prepares for its
500th Test — a milestone 84 years in the making — it seems apposite (उ चत) to assess
(आकलन) its legacy ( वरासत/वसीयत) in the game’s classical form. It is also germane
(साथक/अनु कूल/मु ना सब) to consider the future, given the fear in some quarters that the shorter
versions will cannibalize Test cricket. There was certainly nothing in the early years to suggest
India would become the economic superpower it is today. Although the great Wally Hammond
said new-ball bowler Amar Singh “came off the pitch like the crack of doom” in India’s firstever Test, against England at Lord’s in 1932, success proved elusive (हाथ या पकड़ म न
आनेवाल ). While there were moments of individual brilliance — Vijay Hazare’s twin hundreds
against Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller at Adelaide in 1948, perhaps the most memorable of them
— it wasn’t until 1952 that India won a Test.
M.A.K. Pataudi first pursued the idea of a vibrant (जीवंत/ जोशपू ण/गु ंजायमान), united team in
the 1960s, and bequeathed (उ तरदान करना/वसीयत म दे ना) it to Ajit Wadekar. The coming
together of E.A.S. Prasanna, B.S. Chandrasekhar, Bishan Bedi, and S. Venkataraghavan —
spinners the cricket world remains in awe of — and the arrival of the indomitable (अद य) Sunil
Gavaskar not long after, formed the nucleus of the side that beat West Indies and England away
in 1971. With the emergence of Kapil Dev — a world-class, all-round match-winner — there
was more for other countries to be wary (सावधान/चौक ना) of. But it wasn’t until after the turn
of the millennium that India became consistently successful, home and away. The rivalry against
Australia, birthed in 2001 at Eden Gardens, was transformative. In Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul
Dravid, Anil Kumble, V.V.S. Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan,
India had a Golden Generation. M.S. Dhoni was the first of a new era of players to break through
from smaller, less traditional cricket centers, and for a period India was the world’s best team.
That crown slipped subsequently, but matters have seldom appeared as encouraging as they do
now. At the helm ( शखर पर) are two men with an empathy for bowlers: Virat Kohli’s
declaration last year that bowlers were the bosses in Test cricket was momentous for a culture
obsessed with batsmen; and few know more about bowling teams to victory than Kumble. As
West Indies and Australia, the only two nations to have put out truly dominant ( बल/हावी)
teams, have shown, a lot falls into place when the bowlers are looked after. If the Board of
Control for Cricket in India continues being supportive — and it must be commended for laying
out a 13-Test home season — the foundation for the next 500 will be suitably robust.
1. Apposite (उ चत)
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Synonyms: Relevant, Suitable, Timely
Antonyms: Inappropriate, Untimely
2. Assess (आकलन)
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Synonyms: Estimate, Appraise, Evaluate, Judge
Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore
3. Legacy ( वरासत/वसीयत)
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Synonyms: Bequest, Heritage, Heirloom
4. Germane (साथक/अनु कूल/मु ना सब)
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Synonyms: Pertinent, Suited, Compatible, Proper
Antonyms: Unrelated, Improper, Irrelevant
5. Elusive (हाथ या पकड़ म न आनेवाल )
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Synonyms: Difficult To Catch, Illusory
Antonyms: Encountering, Facing
6. Vibrant (जीवंत/ जोशपू ण/गु ंजायमान)
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Synonyms: Spirited, Vivacious, Dynamic, Sparkling
Antonyms: Apathetic, Lethargic
7. Bequeathed (उ तरदान करना/वसीयत म दे ना)
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Synonyms: Devised, Testament, Will, Bestow
Antonyms: Receive, Keep
8. Indomitable (अद य)
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Synonyms: Unconquerable, Untamed, Unassailable
Antonyms: Beatable, Conquerable
9. Wary (सावधान/चौक ना)
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Synonyms: Cautious, Alert, Vigilant, Aware
Antonyms: Careless, Negligent, Inattentive
10. Dominant ( बल/हावी)
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Synonyms: Cardinal, Powerful, Egregious, Potent
Antonyms: Inferior, Minor, Weak
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