There’s a lot of cricket happening.
Although India may have crashed out of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 leaving
Indian fans disappointed, the cricket fever will fill the air soon as the
forthcoming Indian Premier League starts in April. With most examinations
including SSC, Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) and many others scheduled to
happen across the months from March to May, cricket lovers from across the
state are torn between devoting their time to studies and watching their
favourite cricketers create new records in the forthcoming IPL matches.
Supriya Bhosle, a student from Bicholim and
an ardent supporter of Delhi Daredevils, is not thrilled about the schedule of
IPL, which starts in the first week of April, and her SSC exams clashing.
Almost prepared to answer her exams in March / April, Supriya says, “Most
people think that it is only the guys who suffer during such a situation. But many
girls like me also like to watch cricket and support our favourite teams. I was
so keen on watching Yuvraj play this season but I don’t think my family is
going to allow me that luxury. Watching the highlights online would probably be
my only solution.”
Akhil Prabhugaonkar from Mangeshi who will
be answering his exams later in April feels that if one manages his/her time
well, some time can be devoted to watch cricket. Akhil says, “Although studies
are much more important than cricket, the latter serves as a form of
entertainment that can be used to freshen up or de-stress. Putting in
continuous hours of studying will only result in feeding too much information
into the brain at a given time and it rarely helps the purpose. A healthy
balance of leisure and study is the best bet. Thankfully, my parents understand
this well and I think I will manage to squeeze some time out to watch some of
the IPL matches.”
Julianne D’Souza’s daughter is also one of
the many students who will be answering her Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET)
exams in the first week of May, at the time when IPL will be in its final and
most exciting stage. A concerned Julianne says, “Watching cricket is in no way
going to help any of the students achieve anything in their future professional
lives. Therefore, it is important that the students take their exams seriously
now. Cricket matches keep happening all round the year. Furthermore, it would
be nice if the tutors and the teachers advise the students against giving
cricket more importance than their studies.”
