Indian cricket association look to reschedule World Cup
Indian cricket fans never cease to surprise and impress me with their passion for the world's greatest sport. The latest news that has me shaking my head in wonderment was a legal petition from an Indian cricket association to have the World Cup postponed. Apparently, the World Cup is scheduled at the same time as school exams in India. Most people would shake their heads in sorrow and get on with it. How does that saying go? Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. In this case, any rationally thinking person would accept that a million dollar tournament scheduled months or years in advance featuring countries from all over the world would take precedence over your local school's exams. An Australian cricket fan would bitch around the water cooler about the unfortunate timing or in a pinch, complain on their blog. But that's not enough if you're an Indian cricket fan! No, they think the ICC should up and reschedule the whole event just to make sure your kid doesn't miss out on valuable study time! What's more, they took it to the next level, actually bringing the matter to the Supreme Court in India. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and the petition was withdrawn. Still, you have to admire the chutzpah that got it that far in the first place.
| Posted by JC on Fri 18 Aug |  1 comments |
I think it is more than a passion, call it a zeal or a paranoia.
ANyway people will watch it even if exams are going on or not
Posted by Tarun on 2006-08-20 23:45:22
ANyway people will watch it even if exams are going on or not
Posted by Tarun on 2006-08-20 23:45:22
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