3 grounds, 45 pitches, Olympic-size swimming pool: Jay Shah shares photos of 'almost complete' new NCA in Bengaluru

BCCI secretary Jay Shah, on Saturday (August 3), announced that the new National Cricket Academy (NCA) will be opening shortly in Bengaluru.

The work on the new NCA had started in 2022. Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah had laid the foundation stone for the new project in February 2022. The existing NCA was established in 2000 and is located on the premises of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) owns the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and had rented out Ground B to the BCCI for outdoor practice. The BCCI had also rented an indoor practice facility and separate space for a gymnasium from the KSCA. 

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The new National cricket Academy starts from today ..laid the foundation stone of the new place today in bengaluru @bcci pic.twitter.com/VPHYxcC4yH

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) February 14, 2022

The new NCA will end BCCI's dependency on KSCA and it will have complete ownership of the new facility. The new establishment is located near the Bengaluru airport. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Jay Shah shared a number of photos of the new NCA and said that it is almost complete and will open soon.

New NCA is almost complete: Jay Shah

Jay Shah said that the new establishment has three world-class grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, an Olympic-size swimming pool as well as state-of-the-art training, recovery, and other facilities for the cricketers. The BCCI secretary also said that the initiative will give India's current and future cricketers the best possible environment to enhance their skills.

"Very excited to announce that the @BCCI' s new National Cricket Academy (NCA) is almost complete and will be opening shortly in Bengaluru. The new NCA will feature three world-class playing grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, Olympic-size swimming pool and state-of-the-art training, recovery and sports science facilities.

"This initiative will help our nation’s current and future cricketers develop their skills in the best possible environment!" wrote Jay Shah.

Very excited to announce that the @BCCI’s new National Cricket Academy (NCA) is almost complete and will be opening shortly in Bengaluru. The new NCA will feature three world-class playing grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, Olympic-size swimming pool and… pic.twitter.com/rHQPHxF6Y4

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) August 3, 2024

The NCA is mainly used for the development of young cricketers. Additionally, the facility is also for the rehabilitation of injured players. At present, former India batsman VVS Laxman is the director of the NCA.