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29Feb

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Delhi cricket’s steep slide: Association sits on report that flagged what’s wrong

[ad_1] The Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) has a “compromised and conflicted” selection process that bypasses the chief selector and is marked by “rampant interference” of its officials.This is the key point flagged in a scathing indictment by DDCA’s Technical Expert Group (TEG) in the wake of Delhi’s dismal showing last season. The group, chosen by DDCA, includes two 1983 World Cup winners Madan Lal and Sunil Valson and first-class player Vinay Lamba, was set up before the start of the 2022-23 season. Delhi had finished sixth in Group B in last season’s Ranji Trophy and failed to qualify for the knockouts this season too. The TEG report, submitted last March, is part of a police complaint filed in December 2023 at the IP Estate Police Station by one Avdesh Sharma, that names ...

11Feb

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DDCA Launches High Performance Academy to Curb Selection Politics | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a first in the history of Delhi cricket, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has started its own High Performance Academy (HPA) from Saturday. DDCA has tied up with the Delhi government and obtained a ground in Bharat Nagar in north Delhi for the round-the-year academy.The development has come at a time when Delhi’s teams across age groups have been struggling in BCCI tournaments for a couple of seasons.Former India batter Gursharan Singh, former India fast bowler Parvinder Awana and former Delhi wicket-keeper Devendra Sharma have been appointed as coaches.In a bid to formulate a programme on the lines of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), the HPA is also aimed at curbing selection politics in state teams by DDCA administrators. DDCA president Rohan Ja...

29Sep

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World Cup 2023: Delhi ready with four new pitches, full ground cover | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Arun Jaitley Stadium is all decked up for the upcoming World Cup. As the ICC World Cup Trophy made a stop at the venue here on Thursday, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) asked its ground staff, headed by chief curator Ankit Datta, to do the unveiling even as other senior administrators were present at the ceremony. This was a gesture from the association to acknowledge the hours put in by the staff to get the venue in shape.After the IPL earlier this year, ground staff swung into action to make two new pitches on the centre square, along with two new strips in the practice areas. The square was dug up one-and-a-half feet to create the two extra pitches on either side of the main square, besides preparing one new pitch each at the practice area. The ...

27Jul

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Delhi Capitals to invest in Arun Jaitley stadium upgradation | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] In a first, Capitals & DDCA agree to work in tandem for stadium's upkeepNEW DELHI: Delhi and District Cricket Association's (DDCA) has entered into an agreement with IPL franchise Delhi Capitals to look after the maintenance and upgrade of the Arun Jaitley stadium, previously known as Ferozshah Kotla.TOI has learnt that the Capitals management is taking an active interest in helping the association look after the stadium. This is a rare move in Indian cricket where a franchise has taken it upon itself to help maintain its home venue beyond the IPL season.Top officials from the Capitals management, including co-owner Parth Jindal, met DDCA president Rohan Jaitley and directors a couple of weeks ago. The meeting ended in an agreement that would see Capitals more involved in main...

5Jan

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Ranji Debacle: DDCA sacks selection panel after president Rohan Jaitley’s scathing mail to Apex Council | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday sacked the senior selection committee comprising former national selector Gagan Khoda, Mayank Sidhana and Anil Bhardwaj on the same day when the state team was decimated by Saurashtra in a Ranji Trophy group league game.Delhi senior team on Thursday slumped to an innings and 214 run defeat against Saurashtra and now has two points from four games having encountered two outright defeats.On the first day, Delhi had slumped to 10 for 7 inside the first hour on a damp wicket and it could have been even more embarrassing.A day after PTI reported the mess in DDCA post the "walkout" by Sidhana after a falling out with Khoda over the selection of the U-25 team, a visibly upset president Rohan Jaitley shot off a sca...