Leveraging Cricket Videos for Enhancing English Speaking Skills: An Experimental Approach in a Rural Context

This study explores the impact of watching cricket post-match presentations specifically, winning captains’ speeches from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on the speaking abilities of third-year B.Sc. Statistics students at Rajah Serfoji Government College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Twenty students were randomly selected, but two students could not continue due to practical constraints. The experiment was conducted over five contact hours and followed three stages: pre-test, while-test, and post-test. Students were divided into control and experimental groups based on pre-test performance. The experimental group received scaffolding materials such as transcripts and glossaries, while the control group watched the videos without assistance. The results indicated that the experimental group outperformed the control group in speaking performance. The study highlights the effectiveness of cricket-based content in enhancing language skills. Limitations include a small sample size and the absence of female participants. Future research should expand the sample and include diverse video content.