Question

Which of the following may be assumed to be acceptable to the writer?

• A. Cricket is a business to many batsmen.
• B. Technical perfection is the most important quality of a cricketer.
• C. The soul of cricket is adventure rather than dead perfectionism.
• D. Risk-taking is unwise in cricket.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Option C: As mentioned in the passage, "His technical perfection was astonishing, but the soul of the game was wanting in him... And without these things, without gaiety, daring and the spirit of sacrifice, cricket is a dead thing.", the soul or spirit of cricket is adventure 'daring spirit of sacrifice' and not the perfectionism 'technical perfection'. 'But' expresses contrast. Even though the 'technical perfection' is astonishing, the soul of the game lies in adventure.

Hence option C is correct.

Option A: This line is mentioned in the passage, but is not acceptable to the writer: "There is no colour, no enthusiasm, no character in their play. Cricket is not an adventure to them, it is a business...And without these things, without gaiety, daring and the spirit of sacrifice, cricket is a dead thing."

Option B: The writer feels the opposite of this option: technical perfection is astonishing, but the soul of the game lies in adventure. Hence, it's not the most important quality of a cricketer.

Option D: This line is neither mentioned nor implied in the passage.

Hence options A, B and D are wrong.