• Just don’t give up on what you believe…on your dreams. As long as you don’t give up on yourself and your dreams, you can overcome just about anything. – Sushil Kumar

  • Cricket is a great teacher. It teaches you patience. It teaches you to be immune to things that you can’t control. – Aakash Chopra

  • Discipline is most important and passion needs direction. – Sachin Tendulkar

  • The team and its requirements come first. – Manoj Tiwari

  • Things will change if you have the will to change them. – Harbhajan Singh

Message from Sandeep Patil - Director of Operations (NCA)

Thank you for visiting the website of the National Cricket Academy (NCA).National cricket academy Sandeep Patil

As we know NCA is a premier academy of BCCI and its a great honour for me and my elite support staff to be associated with this institution which is engaged in training and grooming world class cricketers both men and women for India.

Our main aim is to focus on improving the standards and safety of this great game starting from the grass root level. In order to leave a legacy of standards for those who will follow, NCA is actively involved in high quality specialist coaching, coaches’ education, optimal use and development of sports science and other aspects of the game.

Sandeep Patil
Director, Operations