National Cricket Academy

National Cricket Academy
AbbreviationNCA
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderRaj Singh Dungarpur
TypeCricket academy
Legal statusfoundation
FocusPlayer development
Location
ServicesTraining, guidance, rehabilitation
Director
VVS Laxman
Parent organization
BCCI

The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is a cricket facility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru, India, for the purpose of developing young cricketers who have been identified as having the potential to represent the Indian cricket team. It was established in 2000 and is located near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium[1] The facility is also used for the rehabilitation of injured players.[2]

Former cricketer VVS Laxman is the director of the NCA.

  1. ^ "NCA Inaugurated". The Hindu. 2 May 2000. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Staff, CricTracker (13 August 2021). "'Unhappy' NCA tightens rules, fitness clearance mandatory for injured Indian players". CricTracker. Retrieved 9 October 2022.