The Delhi Capitals, one of the leading teams in the Indian Premier League, have joined hands with the ICON Sports Academy to open their first DC Cricket Academy in the Northeast region of India. The collaboration between ICON Sports Academy and Delhi Capitals began in January 2023, and the official announcement about the new DC Cricket Academy was made during a press conference in Guwahati on Friday.
The DC Cricket Academy is the first cricket facility in Guwahati that has an indoor training area. The academy offers accommodation facilities and multiple turfs for several budding cricketers to hone their skills. The youngsters in the northeastern region have a great opportunity to grow as cricketers with the support of highly qualified BCCI Level 2 coaches and world-class training facilities.
Sourav Ganguly, Director of Cricket for the Delhi Capitals, expressed his excitement about the association with ICON Sports Academy, stating that “The Delhi Capitals Cricket Academy in Guwahati will give many young boys and girls an opportunity to train in good gear and pitches. I am certain that we will see cricketers from the northeastern region play for India with the support of the Delhi Capitals.”
Syed Zuffri Zakaria, Head Coach of DC ICON Academies, spoke about the facilities available in the training centre, saying, “We have an ultra-modern indoor cricket facility at one of the ICON School premises in Guwahati. The training facility consists of four outdoor Astroturf wickets along with a small ground for students to practice fielding.”
The DC Academies are an initiative of the franchise to promote cricket at the grassroots level across the country. The Delhi Capitals have successfully set up 12 centres in six states. As many as four players from the academies are part of different IPL franchises, including ICC U-19 World Cup-winning Captain Yash Dhull, who is currently part of the Delhi Capitals squad.
The official announcement about the DC Cricket Academy was made in the presence of several eminent personalities from the world of cricket, including Ricky Ponting, Head Coach of Delhi Capitals; Pravin Amre and Shane Watson, Assistant Coaches of Delhi Capitals, and Jagrit Anand, Head of DC Cricket Academies, along with officials from the ICON Group of Institutes, Assam Cricket Association, and Meghalaya Cricket Association.
The partnership between the Delhi Capitals and ICON Sports Academy to open the DC Cricket Academy in Northeast India is a great initiative to promote cricket at the grassroots level and provide budding cricketers with world-class training facilities. This will give many young players in the region a great opportunity to hone their skills and make a name for themselves in the world of cricket.
