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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Take the pace of the ball, goes through with the shot, thick of things
Shalabh Srivastava to Pathan, out Caught by Yuvraj!! He has run out of luck this time, looks to repeat the same stroke but Shalabh Srivastava did well to take the pace of the ball, he goes through with the shot, the bat turned in his hand as the ball met bat, Yuvi takes a good catch running in from long on, judged it nicely, he is in the thick of things today.
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
I guess "take the pace of the ball" means "he(shalabh) reduced the speed of the ball this time while throwing it to Pathan" but no idea what "goes through" and "thick of things" means here.
It's a commentator sentence of Cricket.
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
I guess "take the pace of the ball" means "he(shalabh) reduced the speed of the ball this time while throwing it to Pathan" but no idea what "goes through" and "thick of things" means here.
It's a commentator sentence of Cricket.
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"take the pace of the ball" looks like a mistake for "take the pace off the ball", which, as you suggest, means reduce the speed of the ball. "goes through with" usually means "completes as intended/planned", but in this context it may alternatively be referring to the forward motion of the bat as the player makes the shot. It's hard to tell which meaning is intended.
- "take the pace of the ball" looks like a mistake for "take the pace off the ball", which, as you suggest, means reduce the speed of the ball.
- "goes through with" usually means "completes as intended/planned", but in this context it may alternatively be referring to the forward motion of the bat as the player makes the shot.
- It's hard to tell which meaning is intended.
- "in the thick of things" means involved in or surrounded by a lot of strenuous activity.
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"take the pace of the ball" looks like a mistake for "take the pace off the ball", which, as you suggest, means reduce the speed of the ball.
"goes through with" usually means "completes as intended/planned", but in this context it may alternatively be referring to the forward motion of the bat as the player makes the shot. It's hard to tell which meaning is intended.
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"goes through with" usually means "completes as intended/planned", but in this context it may alternatively be referring to the forward motion of the bat as the player makes the shot. It's hard to tell which meaning is intended.
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