Irfan Pathan inaugurates the Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) in Morbi, Gujarat

12th July 2018, Gujarat – Ace cricketer Irfan Pathan inaugurated his fifth academy in the state of Gujarat. In the presence of Mr. Harmeet Vasdev, Managing Director (CAP), at a press conference held at Elite international School, Lajai Circle in Morbi, Gujarat.

Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) is currently present in twelve cities- Delhi, Kota, Patna, Morbi, Noida, Bengaluru, Rajkot, Surat, Sonipat, Port Blair, Raipur and Lunawada and aims to provide world-class coaching and training infrastructure to young children. Australian cricketing legend Mr. Greg Chappell, former coach of the Indian Cricket team and Mr. Cameron Tradell, renowned coach from Australia have designed the curriculum for the coaching program.

CAP is providing quality service to the young players across India & helping them for their selections at district & state levels. 15 students have already been selected for district & state level matches. The academy will employ state-of-the-art coaching techniques to teach and develop the budding cricketers in Morbi.

In the past, big organisations such as Ola cabs and OPPO mobiles, and even the Indian Army have given scholarships to selected students to train at CAP. The selected children received the opportunity to be trained under the guidance of the cricket expert and coaches. Till now, around 26 kids have been selected from all over India through sponsorship programs and CAP is looking to tie up with more organisations to continue these programs in the future.

CAP has pledged to invest INR 2 crores along with partners for further expansion across India in various cities of Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. With a group of select, qualified expert coaches, the Pathan brothers, Irfan and Yusuf, had launched these academies over 2 years back to reciprocate their love for the game.

In the words of Mr. Irfan Pathan- Director, Cricket Academy of Pathans, “We are providing every possible assistance to the aspiring cricketers. Through our world-class coaching, our students are now getting selected for the district & state level matches. We have plans to open more academies in tier 2 & 3 cities which will assist the budding cricketers to get trained in the right manner.”

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