Work begins on new NCA in Bengaluru

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Work has begun on the country’s new National Cricket Academy (NCA) with the BCCI brass, including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, laying the foundation stone of the complex on Monday.

The BCCI has secured the land on a 99- year lease.In 2017, BCCI finally completed the acquisition of the 45-acre land in Devanahalli, around 25 kilometers away from Bengaluru.

The site was specially chosen as it was close to the Bengaluru international airport for swift access to the cricketers. The new facility, which is expected to be ready in a year’s time, will have three grounds where domestic matches can be held.