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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Given the toll
Tait, who has battled countless injuries during his career given the toll his unique slingshot action takes on his body, said he was feeling fresh going into the game because rain in the lead-up to the match had prevented him from bowling in the nets.
"As far as I am concerned that (not bowling in the nets before a game) is good preparation," he joked.
However despite coming so close to bowling the fastest ball in the history of the game, Tait doubts he will break Akhtar's record.
Could you please explain to me what "given the toll" or "toll" means in this context?
Source : http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23825/Shaun-Tait-unleashes-160-kmph-thunderbolt
"As far as I am concerned that (not bowling in the nets before a game) is good preparation," he joked.
However despite coming so close to bowling the fastest ball in the history of the game, Tait doubts he will break Akhtar's record.
Could you please explain to me what "given the toll" or "toll" means in this context?
Source : http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23825/Shaun-Tait-unleashes-160-kmph-thunderbolt
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"given" = because of; as a consequence of "the toll" = the cost to him (referring to the strain that his bowling action puts on his body)
- "given" = because of; as a consequence of "the toll" = the cost to him (referring to the strain that his bowling action puts on his body)
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"given" = because of; as a consequence of
"the toll" = the cost to him (referring to the strain that his bowling action puts on his body)
"the toll" = the cost to him (referring to the strain that his bowling action puts on his body)
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