• After you retire, you should be judged by how many friends you still have in the cricketing circles. – Joel Garner

  • Warm up the footwork and warm up the mind. – Graham Gooch

  • You need to go out there and enjoy the contest between bat and ball. – Rahul Dravid

  • A fit body, healthy diet, and a good balance of activity and rest are required. – Pankaj Advani

  • One has to see the ball early and play it late. – Gautam Gambhir

SELECTION OF PLAYERS

Selection of trainees for the National  Cricket Academy is based on performances at the Junior and Senior  domestic tournaments.

Junior  selectors of each Zone pick the boys for their respective zonal cricket  academies. The zonal academy trainees compete for the Col. Hemu  Adhikari Trophy.  The National junior selectors select the best  performers from this tournament for the NCA U-19 camp.

The  trainees for the India  'A' camp are picked by the National Senior selection committee.

The NCA does not offer coaching nor professional services to members of the general public.