Direction: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.
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A. To the joy of tens of millions of cricket fans, it established itself as the only team in this era to consistently challenge—and not infrequently master—Australia both at home and away.
B. In fact, since the turn of the millennium India has transformed itself into an all-round cricketing power capable of winning in varying conditions anywhere.
C. Over the last decade, Australia and India have set up Test cricket’s most absorbing rivalry.
D. Every champion needs a counterpoint; legacies, defined referentially, draw from the dynamic between worldbeater and contender.
E. India, thanks to its natural style of calm aggressive cricket, its distinctive ability to play at the level of the opposition, and the confluence of some of the finest cricketers in the contemporary game, fulfilled this role of contender.
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- E D C A B
- D C A B E
- C D E B A
- C D E A B
Correct Option: C
We follow paragraph formation as :-
The catch in this paragraph is that D must be followed by E as the contender introduced in D is further elaborated by India fulfilling the role of contender. So we have only two options i.e., (c) and (d). E must be followed by B as B talks about India becoming a cricketing power capable of winning in varying conditions anywhere, which is further elaborated in A by consistently challenging Australia both at home and away (mentioned in A). So , required answer is C D E B A .
