By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: With Odisha Cricket Association President Pankaj Lochan Mohanty and Secretary Sanjay Behera working overtime to ensure best Cricket infrastructure in the State, Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Sports Secretary Vishal Dev have been providing all kind of Government support.
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), which is planning to build a robust ecosystem of cricket in the State, has laid foundation stones for proposed Cricket Academies across the State.
Foundation stones of Cricket Academies in Bhubaneswar, Khorda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Sonepur, Sundergarh, and Nuapada were laid on virtual mode.
The Vision 2024 is an ambitious project of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), said Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President OCA, adding that it aims at providing turf wickets across the state which will provide equal and uniform opportunities and to enhance the performance of aspiring cricketers of the State.
President OCA, Mohanty said that the Organization is planning to develop the ground along with two Turf-wickets for practice as turf wickets are a prerequisite in modern day cricket.Akshaya Kumar Samanta, Vice President OCA, Mehtab Khan, Joint Secretary OCA, Bikash Pradhan, Treasurer OCA and Suvashis Senapati Apex Council Member of OCA attended the ceremony.
