SC-appointed Supervisory Committee inspects Gymkhana

The SC-appointed Supervisory Committee has four members including former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh Nissar Ahmad Kakru.

Hyderabad: The members of the Supervisory Committee– Anti-corruption Bureau director general Anjani Kumar , former international cricketer Venkatapathy Raju and Vanka Pratap inspected the Gymkhana cricket ground and vowed to revive the game in rural Telangana.

The SC-appointed Supervisory Committee has four members including former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh Nissar Ahmad Kakru. The three members informed the media that they will facilitate the revival of the game with training and coaching facilities at all levels for boys and girls soon. Vanka Pratas, the director of the Cricket Academy, is preparing a training calendar for the same, they informed. The schedule will give the youngsters an opportunity in rural Telangana as well.

The committee is also taking guidelines from the State government and Sports Minister V Srininvas Goud. The cricketing activities will resume at the Gymkhana and other districts post Diwali. The officials are also helping each municipality to have their own cricket association and facilities. The Supervisory Committee will have their next meeting on October 15 at the Uppal Stadium.

TCA officials to meet panel

Meanwhile, the Telangana Cricket Association officials said they will meet the panel members and explain the work they are doing to promote cricket in rural Telangana. The TCA officials have written a letter to the panel for a discussion and they will meet on Saturday in this regard.