Newly-appointed chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) TC Mathew has vowed to sort out all issues at the elite cricket academy in Bangalore.
Rahul Dravid, the former India batsman, may be asked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to lead the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. The Board is expected to take important decisions at its annual general meeting (AGM), which would include the appointment of a new Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and five vice-prasidents.
Having suffered a surprise defeat in the unofficial ODI series, it will be an opportunity for the Yuvraj Singh-led India A to regain some of the lost ground when they lock horns with the West Indies A in the one-off Twenty20 match at Bangalore on Saturday.
Kieran Powell-led West Indies A will take on India A, captained by Yuvraj Singh, in the first of three unofficial One-Day Internationals (ODI) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Security has been beefed up and vehicular parking banned around the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore for the IPL-6 tie between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors India on Tuesday evening.
In the wake of the recent bomb blast near the BJP state headquarters here, the Police on Friday beefed up security around the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is hosting the home matches of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Cricket Board today rubbished a news report that it intended to close down the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and convert it into a rehabilitation-cum-training centre.
Jolted by a narrow loss, Royal Challengers Bangalore would aim for revenge when they take on table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Tuesday.
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