Surana Cricket Academy

tate cricketers produced from this centre. The Academy has been serving as a Mecca for cricket lovers with everyone deriving the benefits according to his potential. The players who represented the state team for Ranji Trophy are: Gagan Khoda, Rahul Kanawat, Sham Sher Singh, Sudhir Sharma, Harish Joshi, Ravi Chouhan, Vikas Purohit, Parminder Singh, Virendra Sharma, Sanjay Jakhad and Anand Shandilya. The Players who represented the under 19 & 16 are: Anshu Jain and Krishna Punia. Anshu Jain and Kuldeep Singh was also called for the selection of the Indian under 16 team. Gagan Khoda was member of under 19 team which toured South Africa in 1992-93. The Year 1997-98 has been a very sucessful year for the academy as far as results are concered as Mr. Gagan Khoda was selected for the Indian Team for independance Cup and then for the tour of indian team tour of Srilanka. He was also made captain for the Indian Team A to tour Pakisthan. The academy is providing an annual scholarship to an outstanding player every year. We have also organised camps for Ranji Trophy Team like Rajasthan Ranji Team, Railway Ranji Team and Services Ranji Team for several weeks. Apart from this we are organising cricket coaching camps for junior boys also. After Twenty Three Years of dedicated hardwork, self discipline and encouraging results, Surana Cricket Academy is now entering in the Twenty Forth Year of existence. The inadequate training and coaching facilities at grassroot level in the state, had promoted the birth of this Academy. Since its inception it has been picking up and training potential youths and talents in the field of cricket. The stablishment of the Academy was not an easy task, however with the support of the sports lovers the ground work was started in the mid of 1984, the Academy started functioning on the 24th August 1985 for the cause of Cricket. Hon'ble Mr. Sachin Tendulkar getting information about Surana Cricket Academy and advising to Dr. Hemendra Surana
Coach Joyti Dave nurturning the Teenager Group

Hon'ble Mr. Sunil Gavasker and His Wife visiting Surana Cricket Academy. Presently, any candidate of age 3 years and above can apply for the membership. The Academy provides for the ground, well prepared wickets, cricket balls etc. It has six practising wickets. Coaching is conducted 5 days a week. Candidates are selected after a trial. Poor but talented boys are given free coaching. Cricket Academy also has hostel facilities. For physical conditioning, the Academy has a gymnasium which is equipped with the modern machines including a Treadmill, Vi****or etc. For the theoretical knowledge of the trainee, the Academy has a vast collection of books and video cassettes related to cricket. The academy also has locker and wash rooms for the trainees. We also have facilities for night cricket, the academy is flooded with sufficient lights. In the recent past the Academy has been visited by the cricket stars like Shri Sunil Gawaskar , Bishan Singh Bedi , Dilip Vengsarkar, Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil, Roger Binny, M.A.K. Pataudi, Ashok Mankad, Raj Singh Dungarpur, Narendra Hirwani, Syed Kirmani, Abbas Ali Baig, Chetan Chauhan, Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod kambli, Praveen Amre, and also members of the South-African veteran cricket team, Indian Veteran Cricket team, Academy has also been visted by cricket coaches like Desh Prem Azad, Gursharan Singh , Tarak Sinha etc. Our cricket team started playing the C league and were champion in the very first year. The academy was quickly promoted to B division and on being its winner in the very first year was promoted to A division which it also won in the first year. Our team has participated in almost every tournament organised in the state and has also played in tournaments outside the state.