Two Nashik boys to attend NCA camp

NASHIK: Two Nashik boys have been selected for the national cricket coaching camp to be held in Mumbai.
Opening batsman Murtuza Trunkwala and middle-order batsman Abhishek Rao have been selected for the All India cricket coaching camp to be held at the Bandra-Kurla Complex from July 23 to August 19. The 28-day camp is being organized by the National Cricket Academy for the U-16 players who excelled during the last season.
The Bobservers and match referees who supervised the Vijay Merchant Cricket Tournament recommended the names of the playerswho impressed them with their outstanding show. The junior selection committee BCCI selected four players from Maharashtra out of them Mutuza and Abhishek are from Nashik. Both Abhishek and Mutuza have scored over 300 runs in four matches including a century and three 50-plus scores each.
The BCCI and the NCA have started an academy in Mumbai at the BKC recently where junior players around the country will be looked after, informs the Nashik District Cricket Association chairman Vinod Shah. who congratulated the players and Said,
" We have a very strong base at the junior level here in Nashik. The results have just started showing," said Shah. I am sure in 3-4 years you will find more players from Nashik shining at the national level."