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Cricket frenzy leaves parents stumped
The cricket fever has turned contagious with the ICC Cricket World Cup kicking off on Saturday. It is indisputable that India as a country is the most ardent fan of cricket. But this season, the sport has put several students and parents in a tight spot as the matches have clashed with the dates of crucial exams.
Hyderabad: The cricket fever has turned contagious with the ICC Cricket World Cup kicking off on Saturday. It is indisputable that India as a country is the most ardent fan of cricket. But this season, the sport has put several students and parents in a tight spot as the matches have clashed with the dates of crucial exams. Scheduled to be held over the next two-months, the matches coincide with annual examination dates of all the boards including Central Board of Secondary Education, Secondary School Certificate exams, Intermediate exams and other entrance examinations as well.
Moreover, with the matches being held in Australia and New Zealand, the time difference is surely set to give several students and parents sleepless nights. Karthik N, a second year intermediate student of Sri Chaitanya Junior College, an ardent fan of the cricket, does not want to neglect his exams. “Although I love the sport, I do not want put my career at stake. In order to catch all the matches, I’ve made sure to complete my preparation during pre-final examinations,” he said.
Avinash Ikkurti, Class X student, also passionate about cricket, is content just watching the highlights of the match. “I cannot wake up early in the morning to watch matches. So I’ve decided to watch the highlights of the match instead. But I don’t want to miss the match between India and Pakistan,” he said.
Nikhil P, who is set to give his Intermediate final year exams in March, prefers to adhere to his exam schedule and only watch his favourite players Mahender Singh Dhoni and Michael Clarke at the crease. Cricket enthusiast K Sahithi, a Class X student of Goutham Model High School said, “I told my parents to disconnect cable connection for some time so I can concentrate on the examinations. I might otherwise be tempted to watch matches.”
On the other hand, her working parents still have a reason to worry. “Even if we disconnect cable connection, children can easily browse through some website for live streaming on internet while we get bored. We are looking for an amicable solution,” said K Satya, an entrepreneur.
However, Archana V, a mother, is of the view that allowing children to watch matches would relieve them from exam stress. “We cannot ask them to study for hours together. It will only build up stress. Allowing them to watch cricket for some time will ease their stress,” she said. “Luckily this time I don’t have examinations. Yet my parents would not allow me to stay awake for the matches. I am planning to catch a glimpse, whenever it's possible,” said Aditya J, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam.
By:Yuvraj Akula
