VVS Laxman lavishes praise on Jay Shah, points out his contribution in development of new NCA facility

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Former batter and National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman pointed out the contribution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah in turning the dream of a new state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy into reality.

On the outskirts of Bengaluru, Shah and BCCI president Roger Binny inaugurated the new NCA, which will be fully functional in early 2025.

Laxman lavished praise on Shah's contribution to turning the brand new facility into reality and said while speaking to the media, "One person I would definitely want to single out is Jay because I have seen and I have been part of various meetings when he came here, interacted with the L&T (construction) team."

"The kind of timelines, the kind of deadlines he has put on them, and almost while empowering them, he made sure that all of them followed the timelines," Laxman added.

Laxman also believes that the new NCA will help the future generation of cricketers and added, "I think the beneficiaries will be not only the future generation of cricketers but also the current generation of cricketers."

"Since the time I joined the NCA in December 2021, all the cricketers have come here, not only for rehab. Obviously, there is a misconception that the cricketers come only for rehab. But they come to the NCA to upskill, get ready for the challenges during the various series they are going to participate in," he added.

(ANI)