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Arguably

Meaning- One could give reason to support the view that.

Synonyms- Perhaps, Possibly

Antonyms- Certainly

 

Sachin Tendulkar, arguably India's best-ever cricket player, earns some $30 a minute. 

 

BEELINE

Meaning- a direct path to travel quickly.

It was not only the team India fans who made a beeline for the stadium, but also those thrilled by the mind-blowing performance by Ireland against the England team.

STUTTER

Meaning -  Its an interruption by repetitions, blocks or spasms

Synonyms-          Falter,Stumble,

The Indians in turn stuttered a bit, losing Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir cheaply.

 

JUBLIANT

Meaning- Thrilled ,Proud    

Synonyms- Triumphant ,Delighted, Ecstatic, Euphoric.    
      

Cheering and jubilant crowds poured out of the Chinnaswamy stadium waving the tri-colour after India won the match against Ireland here on Sunday.

 

Tempting

Meaning- very pleasantly inviting 

Synonyms- Attractive, Alluring.

Antonyms- Repellent.

 

India's cricket stars are handsomely paid,that makes it tempting to assume that the business of cricket must be huge and thriving, too. 

 

INVENTORY

Meaning-   Stock,Supply

Synonyms- Record, Account

Advertisers are hastily reworking expensive campaigns that were earlier based on cricket. And TV channels that paid big bucks for telecasting rights are having trouble offloading,  their inventory  of advertising spots.

AGGRAVATED

Meaning-Make worse

Synonyms- Worsen,heighten,magnify exacerbate.

Antonyms- Unprovoked. 

 

Troubles, aggravated,(motivated, forces, by a nationwide sense of disappointment over the World Cup defeat, have caused many in cricket-obsessed India to ask whether the business model for the game is flawed -- and if so, how it might be fixed. 

 

GOVERNANCE

Meaning- Power, Domination

Synonyms-Authority, Control, Ascendancy, Supremacy.                                Antonyms-Weakness.

 

The current models of incentives for Cricketers  needs improvement in areas such as governance and need to be  structured. 

Niall O-Brien that shored up the Ireland innings.

HAVOC

Meaning – A situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or disorder

Synonyms-   Chaos ,Mayhem,Destruction,Mess,Confusion.

Yuvraj Singh’s slow left-amers caused havoc in the Irish camp at Bangalore on Sunday

NOTCH

Meaning - A level on a scale, often marking quality or achievement

Synonyms- Cut ,Mark,Score

Five-wicket haul in ODIs gave him the same sort of excitement which he felt while notching up his maiden One-day ton.

HOBBLE

Meaning- To walk with difficulty,

Synonyms- Limp,shamble.

Team India hobbled to a painstaking five-wicket triumph over Ireland at Bangalore.

TATTER

Meaning-     Pieces that are badly torn.

Synonyms-  Scrap, Bit, Piece.

Mediumpacer Kumble left the Proteas in tatters.