If cricket in any country is to be developed, an academy is a must: Coach Chandrapal
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Janakpur Bolts, the defending champions in the Nepal Premier League (NPL), have not had a good performance. But that has not stopped them from announcing the start of a happy work that will bring happiness to Janakpur in Nepali cricket. Janakpur, the first season winner, has announced the opening of a cricket academy on Friday. It will be named 'JB Cricket Academy'.
Moreover, in all eight districts of Madhesh Province. According to Utsav Sigdel, the board of directors of Bolts, these academies will be located in Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa. ‘Out of these, we will initially open academies in Janakpur, Bara and Siraha.’ We believe that it will be able to produce players for the NPL by the fourth season,’ he said. The main objective of the academy will be to focus on the grassroots level and produce future star players.
Bolts further claims that the academy will have modern training facilities along with professional coaches, and proper guidance will also be provided to those who see their future in cricket. Bolts said, ‘We want the foundation of cricket to be strong in Madhesh performance, in this way, young talents can be promoted for the future of Nepali cricket and their dreams can get both direction and opportunity.’
The main attraction of the announcement program was once again Bolts’ head coach Shivnarayan Chandrapaul. Now he will also be associated with the academy. What does that mean, this West Indies legend will be the Bolts’ coach in the coming season too. Chandrapaul added on the occasion, ‘If you want to develop cricket in any country, an academy is a must. This is the basis for the development of cricket.’
Why was Bolts’ performance bad in Season-2? His diplomatic answer was this. Chandrapaul said, ‘Our performance was not bad, just results do not say everything. In the games we lost, the margin of defeat was very small. The results of those games were very likely to be up and down. He expressed confidence that the Bolts' performance will improve this season.
If the Bolts do as they have announced, they will be the first franchise team affiliated with the NPL to open an academy. The Bolts defeated Sudurpaschim Royals in the final of the first season. But this time, the same team could not even reach the playoffs. At the end of the league stage of the competition, the Bolts were at the bottom with only two points, having won only one game.
