The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced their plans to unveil the new National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru on Saturday. The BCCI Secretary Jay Shah revealed that a new 'state-of-the-art' facility will be opening shortly in Bengaluru and also shared some pictures in his X post.
The BCCI, led by Sourav Ganguly's administration, had revealed their plan to build a new NCA facility near Bengaluru's airport in February 2022. After two years, the facility is almost ready and will feature three world-class playing grounds and 45 practice pitches.
"Very excited to announce that the BCCI’s new National Cricket Academy (NCA) is almost complete and will be opening shortly in Bengaluru," Jay Shah wrote in his X post. "The new NCA will feature three world-class playing grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, an Olympic-size swimming pool and state-of-the-art training, recovery and sports science facilities. This initiative will help our nation’s current and future cricketers develop their skills in the best possible environment!"
The current NCA facility was built under the former BCCI President Raj Singh Dungarpur in 2000. The legendary cricketer VVS Laxman is the current Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy which is located near M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The NCA has world-class facilities, including a rehabilitation centre for national team players.
Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team is currently on a Sri Lanka tour where they won the three-match T20I series and tied their opening ODI match on Friday. With Suryakumar Yadav succeeding Rohit Sharma as a new T20I captain and Gautam Gambhir taking the head coach reins from Rahul Dravid, the Indian cricket team has started a whole new chapter. The NCA produced a lot of talented cricketers during Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman's era as U19 head coach and the new facilities are expected to deliver similar results after its opening.
