Silchar Cricket Academy in Silchar

SATANANDA BHATTACHARYA

Hailakandi, Nov. 2: The District Sports Association (DSA), Silchar, has decided to set up a cricket academy in Silchar for the all-round development of cricket in Cachar district. The secretary of DSA, Babul Hore, said they have taken the initiative to form the cricket academy in Silchar according to the directives of the BCCI and the Assam Cricket Association (ACA). Hore said they have already held a meeting of the governing body of the DSA in this connection. Cricket secretary of the DSA, Arijit Gupta, was elected the co-ordinator of the academy. Veteran player Sujay Duttaray was appointed technical director of the academy while Niranjan Das will be the chief coach. The academy will look for talented cricket players from all over the district and will train them at the DSA to better their prospects under the guidance of the BCCI and the ACA. source: the telegraph india