The ACE Cricket Academy, run under the guidance and mentorship of ex-Indian Cricket Team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Bokaro is conducting one day selection trial on April 23. Open for all in age group between 10-19 years, offline application forms (hard copies) have been made available free of cost at two locations, DPS (Bokaro) and Kothari Sports (Chas), while the forms can be downloaded online through ace@aarkasports.com, said Academy Coach Sanjay Pandey on Tuesday.
He said that the one day trial to be held at Delhi Public School (DPS) Bokaro campus is expected to see dozens of young students who are seeking career in cricket showcasing their existing talent in the sport among which 25 are to be selected for training in two age groups. “We are going to select students for under 16 in which boys below 16 years of age can bet on their luck, and under 19 in which students of age group between 16 plus to 19 will be selected,” said Pandey.
ACE Cricket Academy is a result of Dhoni’s vision to nurture young talents where they get quality-driven cricket training, groundbreaking coaching through world class professional coaches. in association with schools, Aarka Sports Management manages the academy. Academy, which is operational since April 2016 and more than 100 students have got enrolled in it. “Three each among them have got selected in under 14 and under 16 teams so far. We have seen tremendous amount of enthusiasm among all our under training kids towards knowing techniques of this game in detail,” said Pandey.
“We charge `5,000 for kits, uniform and other facilities against providing training for two hours and half six days a week. This charge is not applicable for five utterly talented students. There is no session like thing or duration of training, which means students can continue training at their will. They have been getting the best of the facilities like turf practice wicket, bowling machine, swimming, practice matches, domestic tournaments etc. However, a monthly charge of `1,500 has been put in place, which might have compelled some of the poor family students quit classes,” said Pandey.