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Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday mentioned that BCCI secretary Jay Shah assured him {that a} National Cricket Academy can be established within the Himalayan state to offer a platform to the youths.
Shah, the BCCI in-charge of Sikkim, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, known as on Tamang at his Mintokgang residence right here through the day.
Tamang, in a social media put up, mentioned he and Shah mentioned varied points associated to the event of cricket in Sikkim and the cricket board official assured him of extending each doable help.
This was for the primary time {that a} senior cricket board official visited the Himalayan state and confirmed a dedication to motivating the youths of Sikkim to embrace the game as a occupation, he mentioned.
With the BCCI promising to arrange a top quality infrastructure for the promotion of the sport in Sikkim, Tamang exuded confidence that proficient cricketers can be found who will symbolize the state and the nation in the end of time.
Shah was accompanied by Cricket Association of Bengal president Abhishek Dalmia, IPL Governing Council Member Mamom Majumdar, BCCI interim CEO Hemang Amin and officers of the Sikkim Cricket Association.
