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Akram’s cricket skills camp from tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Pakistan legend Wasim Akram is looking for a bigger role in Delhi cricket.

Here to impart some tips to budding youngsters, the former Pakistan captain also announced his association with a pace academy to be launched by Cradle Sports in association with the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

“We have great pleasure in announcing this joint initiative between the DDCA and Cradle Sports. The Wasim Akram Pace Academy will improve upon and better the MRF Pace Academy. The idea is to have a legend train the young kids,” said DDCA Sports Secretary, Sunil Dev.

A cricket skills camp by Akram will be organised to train upcoming fast bowlers from schools in Delhi.

The camp, scheduled for September 3 and 4, will involve the top 10-15 youngsters from the Capital and will be monitored on a progressive basis by Cradle Sports and DDCA.

“These workshops would be held on a sustained basis. The School Cricket League (under-16) will start from October 1 and would be used as a platform to select the State team in that group so that all biases are removed,” said Dev.

Akram noted, “The idea is to help youngsters develop and improve upon their skills and what better platform than an academy of this nature. Initiatives like this need to be carried on a sustainable basis and corporate should come ahead and support in a big way.”

Akram will be assisted by former India Test off-spinner Nikhil Chopra, who is also a State senior selector. — Special Correspondent

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