Durgapur Cricket Club collaborates with SPORTIQO to elevate training: Wriddhiman Saha on the board

Durgapur Cricket Club, known for producing many first-class cricketers in Bengal, signed a deal to colloborate with Indian and Bengal wicket-keeper batter Wriddhiman Saha's SPORTIQO to elevate training at the club. Wriddhiman Saha, the Indian cricketer who has featured in 40 Tests and 9 ODIs inaugurated the collaboration at Srijani Hall, Durgapur on Thursday.

Durgapur Cricket Club, founded by Shibnath Roy has been a pilgrimage for many aspiring cricketers who reside in Durgapur and Paschim Bardhaman district. A plethora of cricketers from this club have represented the junior India level, state level and have played for many reputed clubs in Kolkata. The list includes names like Shibsagar Singh, Debabrata Paul, Rohan Banerjee, Sayan Shekhar Mondal. The latter two players on the list featured for Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League as well.

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Collaboration with Wriddhiman Saha and other coaches under the aegis of SPORTIQO will add more strength to the Durgapur Cricket Club's camp hoping to upbring more cricketers from places like Durgapur and many other cities in the district.

The program saw the signing of an agreement between SPORTIQO and Durgapur Cricket Club, where Saha's company agreed to lend their renowed coaches to train players at the club, stregnthing the facluty facility of the club. Players like Debabrata Das, Hirak Sengupta, Abhijit Sikdar have joined Durgapur Cricket club as a part of the collaboration.

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"Aim will be to find talents and give them ample training exposure"

Regarding his joining with the prestigious cricket club in Durgapur, Wriddhiman Saha said "There are many cricketers who have the potential but due to some reasons, remain short of getting exposure. My foremost aim will be to find those talents and give them the ample training exposure. If they can do well, they can go to the next level."

"I think the key to the success is will. If there's discipline, dedication and determination, then a player can step up and perform," Saha went on to add.

Wriddhiman heard the name of Durgapur Cricket Club when he was playing in the junior level and he opined that the academy is very technically sound and he found similarities with his childhood club where he had started his journey.

On managing his busy schedule of cricket and coaching, he said, "Only up to a certain time, you can play cricket. I think if I can impart my knowledge to the junior cricketers, it is beneficial for them as well as Bengal."