New National Cricket Academy set to open shortly in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a significant development for Indian cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah announced on Saturday that the new National Cricket Academy (NCA) will be launched shortly in Bengaluru.
Expressing his excitement on X, Shah shared that the new NCA boasts an impressive array of infrastructure and facilities, including an Olympic-size swimming pool. “The new NCA will feature three world-class playing grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, Olympic-size swimming pool, and state-of-the-art training, recovery, and sports science facilities,” he wrote.
Shah added that this initiative will help India’s current and future cricketers develop their skills in the best possible environment.
The NCA has played a pivotal role in nurturing countless cricketers nationwide. It stands as the foremost facility for national players recovering from injuries, providing them with a space for rehabilitation and practice games to help them regain their form.
The exisitng NCA is located within the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium premises in Bengaluru. Additionally, the BCCI is in the process of establishing NCAs in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the North East.
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EC will leave no stone unturned to hold free, fair elections in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi (PTI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where the first phase of voting is scheduled to be held on April 23.
Interacting with officials involved in poll management, the CEC said the elections will be fear-free, violence-free and intimidation-free.
Officials said the poll authority will ensure elections are also inducement-free and "booth jamming free".
No employee of the state government, local bodies or autonomous bodies will be allowed to influence the electoral process, they said.
The ruling TMC in the state has accused the EC of playing in the hands of the BJP, a charge vehemently rejected by the election watchdog.
The EC and the TMC have also been at loggerheads over the special intensive revision of voters' list with the party accusing the poll authority of deliberately disenfranchising voters to benefit the BJP. Both the EC and the BJP have rejected the charge while dubbing it as baseless.
The second phase of voting in West Bengal will be held on April 29 and votes will be counted on May 4.
