Bhubaneswar: To enhance the sporting culture in Odisha and produce more outstanding cricketers, MGM Group has established a state-of-the-art High Performance Cricket Academy near outskrits of Cuttack City named as MGM School of Sports.
The MGM Group led by renowned industrialist Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty has roped in Coaching Beyond, one of India’s premier cricket coaching institutions, to provide international standard coaching to the budding cricketers. The MGM Group has decided to build the School as a Centre of Excellence for cricket coaching, Shri Mohanty revealed here during an event.
It will promote the ideal objectives of high performance & quality-driven cricket culture in the state. This residential academy is a fully owned subsidiary of MGM Minerals Ltd., the flagship company of MGM Group.
With the support of the present administrative machinery namely, the State Government and the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) we are confident that the MGM School of Sports will enhance the cricket ecosystem in Odisha and strive to produce outstanding cricketers, said CMD MGM Shri Mohanty.
MGM School of Sports will work as a feeder organization in the model of National Cricket Academy & other coaching centres of high reputation. With state-of-the-art infrastructure which includes residential facilities, international-standard cricket grounds, Turf, Astroturf and Matting pitches, a six lane indoor arena, well-equipped gymnasium, swimming pool, physiotherapy & recovery centre, motivation hall, rehabilitation centre, beach volleyball court, basketball court etc., the MGM Group Chief said.
This sports academy will serve as a training hub for aspiring cricketers to undergo intensive training to achieve their goals.
To kick start the School, up to 50 young male cricketers of 16 to 19 age group will be selected through a transparent process and offered high performance training at a subsidized fee. “We have decided to enroll, 80 per cent students from Odisha. Apart from coaching, all other facilities required for a cricket player will be provided there,” Shri Mohanty said.
Four coaches from Odisha have been selected, who will get higher training in Hyderabad. The School will start functioning from next month. The number of trainees will be increased in future for both male and female cricketers. In addition to this special program, the academy will also run a daily coaching program which will be open to all age groups of boys & girls, CMD Shri Mohanty informed.
While the monthly charges in different cricket academies ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000, the MGM School of Sports will charge only Rs 10,000 for resident trainees while it will be only Rs 2500 to Rs 3,000 for day scholars, the Industrialist said.
About MGM Group: Established in 1949 as a mining firm by Late Shri M G Mohanty, MGM Minerals is a reputed business house of Odisha with presence in mining, Steel making and garment manufacturing. MGM has diversified into Hotels/resorts, Bio-fuels and sports infrastructure.
