Smriti Mandhana joins Don Bhagawati to launch a cricket academy in Dubai

In an important impulse to the development of youth cricket in the United Arab Emirates, Star Indian Cricketing Star Smriti Mandhana has collaborated with the renowned UK coach Don Bhagawati To inaugurate the Cricket Academy of the city of Smriti Mandhana. Located at the International Academy of Dubai at Barsha, the installation was officially presented during a press conference organized by Cricket Predicta, announcing a new age for aspiring Cricters in the region.

The cricket predicts the vision of Smriti Mandhana

The newly created academy is ready to become a state-of-the-art cricket development center, designed as a high-performance center open to boys and girls from all age groups. The initiative exclusively combines the extensive twenty years of Don Bhagawati elite training experience with the contemporary views of Mandhana obtained from his distinguished career in Cricket International. The coaching team is more strengthened by the valuable presence of Don’s wife, an old Cricleter from England, who brings an important experience and an essential promotion perspective for a holistic coaching environment. As a whole, this experienced trio aims to cultivate an ecosystem that provides robust support for young talent, both outside and off the field.

In the launch event, Mandhana articulated deep personal and professional commitment by promoting his participation in the Academy. He described the installation as a transcend the traditional concept of a training ground, seeing it as a platform dedicated to empowering young cricketers to pursue ambitious dreams, sharpen their critical thinking skills and foster personal growth. Mandhana shared that the warm support of the family he has received from Don and his family was a key inspiration for this collaborative company, born of the desire to return to sport that has played a key role in the formation of his career.

Don Bhagawati praised Mandhana’s exceptional and timely dedication to the basic cricket, highlighting his commitment while still actively competing at the highest level of sport. He emphasized that this academy is potentially one of the pioneering cases in which a global Cricket icon has taken a leadership role in promoting young talent during his active career. Bhagawati expressed his immense pride in collaborating with Smriti and conveyed a strong confidence that the city’s Cricket Academy will have a positive and lasting influence on the generations of future cricketers.

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City Cricket Academy to empower future cricketers

The city’s Cricket Academy provides complete and structured training programs complemented by mentoring opportunities for both current and old players. Aspiring cricketers will also benefit from an international potential exhibition through exchange programs with associated academies located in the United Kingdom and India. With a basic approach to characters’ creation, the development of trust and the achievement of excellence in the cricket, the Academy is strategically positioned to become a regional point of reference in Cricket development.

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This article was first published in Womencricket.cominto Cricket time Business.