India: Superpower in Cricket

পাঠের বাংলা সারাংশ

এই পাঠে রাহুল নামের একটি ছেলের ক্রিকেট খেলা দেখার অভিজ্ঞতার কথা বলা হয়েছে। ভারত ইংল্যান্ডকে হারানোর পর রাহুল খুব আনন্দিত হয় এবং ক্রিকেটে ভারতের সাফল্য নিয়ে উচ্ছ্বাস প্রকাশ করে। তার বাবা তাকে ১৯৮৩ সালের ২৬ জুনের একটি পুরোনো সংবাদপত্রের কাটিং দেখান। সেই সংবাদপত্রে ১৯৮৩ সালের ক্রিকেট বিশ্বকাপ ফাইনালে ভারতের ঐতিহাসিক জয়ের বিবরণ ছিল।

১৯৮৩ সালের ২৫ জুন ইংল্যান্ডের লর্ডস ক্রিকেট মাঠে ভারত ও ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজের মধ্যে ফাইনাল ম্যাচ অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। ভারত প্রথমে ব্যাট করে ১৮৩ রান করে। জবাবে ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ ১৪০ রানেই অলআউট হয়ে যায়। ফলে ভারত ৪৩ রানে জয়লাভ করে প্রথমবার ক্রিকেট বিশ্বকাপ জেতে। মহিন্দর অমরনাথ ও মদন লাল তিনটি করে উইকেট নেন। মহিন্দর অমরনাথ তাঁর অলরাউন্ড পারফরম্যান্সের জন্য ম্যান অব দ্য ম্যাচ হন। এই জয় ভারতের ক্রিকেটের জনপ্রিয়তা বাড়াতে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালন করে।

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শব্দার্থ (Word Trove)

Activity 1 – Let’s complete the following sentences

(a) India is now __________.
উত্তর: India is now a superpower in cricket.

(b) India’s first World Cup victory was in the year __________.
উত্তর: India’s first World Cup victory was in the year 1983.

(c) __________ people came to watch the ’83 final.
উত্তর: Thousands of people came to watch the ’83 final.

(d) There is a gap of __________ years between any two World Cup tournaments.
উত্তর: There is a gap of four years between any two World Cup tournaments.

Activity 2 – Write T for True and F for False

(a) India has improved in cricket over the years.
উত্তর: True (T)

(b) Rahul’s father does not like sports and games.
উত্তর: False (F)

(c) India won the first World Cup in the ’80s.
উত্তর: True (T)

(d) In 1983 the World Cup matches were played in England.
উত্তর: True (T)

Activity 3 – Answer the following questions

(a) Which team won the toss?
উত্তর: The West Indies team won the toss.

(b) Who was the highest scorer for India in the match?
উত্তর: Krishnamachari Srikkanth was the highest scorer for India. He scored 38 runs.

(c) What was India’s total score in the match?
উত্তর: India’s total score was 183 runs.

(d) Which was the invincible cricket team before 1983?
উত্তর: The West Indies was considered the invincible cricket team before 1983.

Activity 4 – Provide information from the passage

(a) The four fast bowlers of West Indies:
উত্তর: Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding.

(b) Three Indian batsmen who hit sixes:
উত্তর: Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sandeep Patil and Madan Lal.

(c) Factors that the Indian bowlers utilized:
উত্তর: The Indian bowlers utilized the weather and pitch conditions.

(d) Two Indian bowlers who took three wickets each:
উত্তর: Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal.

Activity 5 – Match Table A with Table B

Activity 6 – Insert suitable punctuation marks

প্রশ্ন: Insert suitable punctuation marks in the following passage.

One day a man went to the market. He bought a box, a bat, a ball and a pen from the market. His bag became heavy. Do you know what he did then?

He said to a horse, “Please share my load. It is too heavy for me.” The horse replied, “It is your load. Don’t ask me to share it.”

Activity 7 – Fill in the blanks with words from the box

Words: stunned, resistance, lifted, weather, popularity

(a) The captain __________ the trophy after winning the tournament.
উত্তর: lifted

(b) Sourav Ganguly has great __________ all over India.
উত্তর: popularity

(c) The __________ in England is sometimes dark and gloomy.
উত্তর: weather

(d) Our batsmen put up a brave __________ against the opponents.
উত্তর: resistance

(e) The footballer __________ the audience by his skill.
উত্তর: stunned

Activity 8 – Rearrange the sentences in the correct order

প্রশ্ন: Rearrange the sentences to show the sequence of action by putting numbers in the brackets.

(a) India scored 183 runs. (4)

(b) The final was played at Lord’s. (1)

(c) India won by 43 runs. (6)

(d) West Indies could score only 140 runs. (5)

(e) West Indies won the toss. (2)

(f) India batted first. (3)

(g) Amarnath was declared the Man of the Match. (7)

Activity 9 – Fill in the blanks with who, when, what, where

(a) __________ do you play with your friends?
উত্তর: When do you play with your friends?
I play with my friends in the afternoon.

(b) __________ is your best friend?
উত্তর: Who is your best friend?
Ramen is my best friend.

(c) __________ will you go in the summer vacation?
উত্তর: Where will you go in the summer vacation?
We shall go to Darjeeling in the summer vacation.

(d) __________ did you have as your tiffin?
উত্তর: What did you have as your tiffin?
I had bread as my tiffin.

Activity 10 – Separate Subject and Predicate

Activity 11 – Write ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the words

(a) An orange

(b) A goat

(c) A man

(d) An ice-cream

(e) An airship

(f) A lake

(g) An umbrella

(h) A cricketer

Activity 12 – Use ‘the’ and make sentences

(a) Sun
উত্তর: The Sun rises in the east.

(b) Indian Ocean
উত্তর: The Indian Ocean is a large ocean.

(c) Eldest son
উত্তর: Jack is the eldest son of the king.

(d) Indian cricket team
উত্তর: The Indian cricket team won the World Cup in 1983.

Activity 13 – Fill in the blanks with suitable articles

India won the Cricket World Cup once again in 2011. It was a moment of great triumph and an event of great inspiration to the youth of India. The members of Team India were hailed as national heroes.

Activity 14 – Write four sentences about Amarnath’s heroics

প্রশ্ন: Amarnath was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-round performance. Write four sentences to describe his heroics.

1. Amarnath scored 26 runs for India.
2. He took three wickets in the match.
3. He gave away only 12 runs in his seven overs.
4. He was declared the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.

অতিরিক্ত প্রশ্নোত্তর

১। When did India win the Cricket World Cup for the first time?
উত্তর: India won the Cricket World Cup for the first time on 25th June 1983.

২। Where was the 1983 World Cup final played?
উত্তর: The 1983 World Cup final was played at Lord’s cricket ground in England.

৩। Which team did India defeat in the 1983 World Cup final?
উত্তর: India defeated the West Indies in the 1983 World Cup final.

৪। What was India’s score in the final?
উত্তর: India scored 183 runs and was all out.

৫। How many runs did the West Indies score?
উত্তর: The West Indies scored 140 runs.

৬। By how many runs did India win the final?
উত্তর: India won the final by 43 runs.

৭। Who was the highest scorer for India?
উত্তর: Krishnamachari Srikkanth was the highest scorer for India with 38 runs.

৮। Who took three wickets each for India?
উত্তর: Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal took three wickets each.

৯। Who was declared the Man of the Match?
উত্তর: Mohinder Amarnath was declared the Man of the Match.

১০। Why was Mohinder Amarnath declared the Man of the Match?
উত্তর: Mohinder Amarnath was declared the Man of the Match for his all-round performance. He scored 26 runs and took three wickets.

১১। Who was the captain of the Indian team in 1983?
উত্তর: Kapil Dev was the captain of the Indian team in 1983.

১২। What did Rahul’s father give him?
উত্তর: Rahul’s father gave him a yellowish newspaper cutting dated 26th June, 1983.

১৩। Why was Rahul excited?
উত্তর: Rahul was excited because he had just watched a close cricket match in which India defeated England.

১৪। What did Rahul’s father ask him to do with the newspaper cutting?
উত্তর: Rahul’s father asked him to read the newspaper cutting and tell him how he felt about it.

১৫। What happened to the popularity of cricket in India after the 1983 World Cup victory?
উত্তর: Cricket started gaining rapid popularity in India after the 1983 World Cup victory.

১৯৮৩ সালের বিশ্বকাপ ফাইনালের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ তথ্য