National_Cricket_Academy

National Cricket Academy

National Cricket Academy

Cricket academy in Benglore, India


The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is a cricket facility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru, India, for the purpose of developing young cricketers who have been identified as having the potential to represent the Indian cricket team. It was established in 2000 and is located near to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium[1] The facility is also used for the rehabilitation of injured players.[2]

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Former cricketer VVS Laxman is the director of the NCA.

Activities

The NCA has collaborated with the MRF Pace Foundation to train fast bowlers from across the country.[3]

The facility also works as a rehabilitation centre for injured members of India's cricket team. Ravi Shastri, in comments about frequently injured cricketers, sarcastically called some players "permanent residents of NCA", which he said was "not a good thing at all".[4] As of July 2023, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, and Rishabh Pant were admitted to the centre.[5]

History

The NCA was the brainchild of cricket administrator and former BCCI President Raj Singh Dungarpur.[6]

In 2000, NCA member and adviser Sunil Gavaskar argued that the NCA team should not have played the visiting Zimbabwe team, saying "I thought it was unfair on the performers who were not given a chance to play first class matches against touring sides".[7] In response, NCA chair Raj Singh Dungarpur said, "Such people should either resign from the committee, or take it on, or fall in line."[7] Gavaskar resigned as NCA committee member.[7][8]

In 2014, BCCI collaborated with Cricket Australia and the ECB to get expert opinions on the creation of its new structure.

On 16 February 2022, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah announced the construction of a new NCA facility at near the Bangalore airport. Plans included three cricket grounds, a gymnasium, 40 practice pitches, a swimming pool, and rooms for upcoming players.[9]

Administration

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Indian cricketers from NCA

2012

2013

  • International: Gautam Gambhir, Ajay Ratra, L Balaji, Parthiv Patel, Deep Dasgupta
  • Domestic: Piyush Arya, Vinayak Mane, Y Gnaneswara Rao, Ishan Ganda, Kashinath Khadkikar, Gaganinder Singh, Arindam Das, Arjun Yadav, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, Raja Ali, Uday Karkera, Salil Yadav, Mulewa Dharmichand, Swapnil Hazare, Maninder Singh, Shalabh Srivastava

2018

[21]==Border-Gavaskar Scholarship ==

NCA awards a scholarship to three promising players to visit Australia's Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. The scholarship is named after the legendary Australian and Indian captains, Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

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References

  1. "NCA Inaugurated". The Hindu. 2 May 2000. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Staff, CricTracker (13 August 2021). "'Unhappy' NCA tightens rules, fitness clearance mandatory for injured Indian players". CricTracker. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. "BCCI signs five-year agreement with MRF Pace Foundation". BusinessLine. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. "His last words: Donald George Bradman". Daily News and Analysis. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. "Raj singh is nothing without his chair: Gavaskar". ESPNcricinfo. 23 December 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
  6. "Gavaskar at best, a reluctant administrator". Hindustan Times. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. "NCA to open five zonal academies". ESPNcricinfo. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
  8. "Balwinder Sandhu to be NCA's Head Coach". The Hindu. 8 March 2001. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "NCA camp from today". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "NCA appointments". The Hindu. 5 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 December 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
  11. "NCA training season from May 1". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "Ravi Shastri appointed NCA chairman". ESPNcricinfo. 28 September 2007.
  13. India Today Web Desk, Delhi (13 December 2021). "VVS Laxman takes over as NCA chief, shares photo from 'first day in office': An exciting new challenge". India Today. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. "Hanumant rules out return of trainees". ESPNcricinfo. 28 July 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2007.


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