Cricket hope for Berhampur

Barracks Stadium (Berhampur)

BERHAMPUR: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is all set to open a Zonal Cricket Academy (ZCA) at Berhampur stadium. Last month, the OCA had inaugurated the Zonal Cricket Academy at Veer Surendra Sai Stadium in Sambalpur. The OCA proposes to prepare a multi-purpose games field at the Berhampur stadium through the Ganjam District Cricket Association. It has requested the state government to spare the Berhampur ground for development of necessary infrastructure for the purpose. “OCA secretary Asirbad Behera has requested the principal secretary, sports and youth affairs, I. Srinivas, to accord necessary permission for the improvement of the Berhampur stadium,” Ramesh Chandra Patra, president of the Ganjam District Cricket Association, said.

The Zonal Cricket Academy (South Zone) aims to develop cricket in south Odisha. “When the academy comes up, we will have coaches, trainers, experts and other staff to guide the players. The stadium will be equipped with all kinds of modern gadgets. It will definitely help improve the game,” said Patra. Three experts — Pankaj Kumar Patnaik, Sutu Ghosh and Sarat Chandra Sahu — drafted by OCA, have visited the stadium and discussed the matter with the revenue divisional commissioner of the southern division. The team has collected soil samples for the ground to be developed.

Source: The Telegraph

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