The Board of Control for Cricket in India has started a new initiative for the cricketers of North East states. To help cricket players, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today i.e. on 20th May laid the foundation stone of indoor cricket training academies in six states. This information was given by Jai Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India himself, on his official social media account.

The indoor cricket academies will facilitate players from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. These academies will be located in Shillong, Itanagar, Kohima, Aizawl, Imphal and Gangtok.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah wrote on ‘X’, ‘I am honored to lay the foundation stone of BCCI’s upcoming state-of-the-art indoor training facilities in the North-East. These 6 states are- Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. With this, all the cricketers will be able to enjoy world class indoor nets, indoor swimming pool and fitness center. We all are very happy with this wonderful initiative of BCCI.

We want that great players from North East should participate here and this will give more recognition to cricket. We are starting this with the launch of the new pavilion in Mizoram.

Here is Jay Shah’s tweet:

Honored to have laid the foundation stone for BCCI’s upcoming state-of-the-art indoor training facilities in the North East! Our cricketers from six states – Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim—will soon benefit from world-class indoor nets,… pic.twitter.com/8DcO0lOfrh

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) May 20, 2024

There are many players in India who have performed well so far and have left their mark at the international level as well. Let us tell you that earlier, cricketers from these states had to travel to centers in Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai or Ahmedabad for training during the monsoon season. BCCI has also constituted the North-East Cricket Development Committee. It is being presided over by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Abhishek Dalmiya.

Meanwhile, the BCCI is already in the process of developing a new National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru with expanded fields and facilities. All the cricketers of North East will be very happy that now they too will be able to enjoy world class things at their home.