CAP and OPPO Mobiles tie up to provide cricket training to the underprivileged kids

New Delhi/Noida, October 10, 2017: India’s leading cricket training academy, Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) and OPPO Mobiles, a leading camera phone brand, have come together to provide scholarship and promote cricket skills to the less privileged kids. OPPO is donating INR 20 Lakhs to the academy for the scholarship. Under this scholarship program Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) will provide2 years (24 months) of cricket training to the selected children. The selected children will get an opportunity to be trained under the guidance of cricket expert and coaches. These scholarships will help in unearthing new talent and give young kids a platform to kick-start their budding cricketing careers.

As a part of its Diwali campaign, OPPO had pledged to donate INR 20 per Facebook share of its new Tv commercial as a result of which, OPPO was able to raise INR 10 Lakhs. In addition to this, OPPO decided to add another INR 10 Lakhs to the donation amount, doubling the amount to INR 20 lakhs. This initiative by the brand is another effort to promote and support cricket in India.

Trials to select the deserving children held at Yadu Public School, Noida. 17 children were selected after thorough evaluation process of batting, bowling, and fielding abilities. The selected children will undergo training by professional coaches, who will guide them on enhancing their game along with providing requisite advice on physical fitness, sportsman spirit, and handling game pressure among others. The selected students will be trained at the Cricket Academy of Pathans, Noida campus.

Delighted to be a part: Irfan

Irfan Pathan, Indian Cricketer Icon/ Director of CAP said, “I am delighted to be a part of such unique program to promote and impart cricket, the game which has given us so much, now it’s our turn to give back to the society and impart what we have learnt over so many years. I thank OPPO Mobiles India Private Ltd. for this initiative and urge other corporates to come forward and help us in spreading the knowledge about gentlemen’s game”.

Mr. Will Yang, Brand Director of OPPO Mobiles India Private Limited said, “It gives us immense pleasure to support the underprivileged kids, help them achieve their dreams and make a mark in the field of cricket. We strongly believe that there is a huge pool of talent in the country and with the association; Cricket Academy of Pathans will be able to provide enough resources for the students to excel. We hope that these students are able to carve a niche for themselves in the society.”

Selection of 17 kids was done after the two different rounds of batting, bowling and fielding under the strict supervision of professional coaches. In the 1st round, 50 kids participated out of which 30 students were selected and in the 2nd round 17 kids out of 30 were selected for the scholarship program.

About Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP): Cricket Academy of Pathans is an institute born out of a simple thought of ‘giving back’ and has revolutionized the standards of coaching and development of cricket in India. Currently, CAP is operational in six cities Raipur, Port Blair, Noida, Lunawada, Surat, Sonipat and is planning to launch 4 more centres by the end of October. CAP aims at opening 10 more new academies in different cities of India by the end of this year.

CAP has tied up with UK based Cricket technology partner- PitchVision to track student performance in real time via cutting-edge technology programs. This technology closes the loop between Pathan brothers, coaches and the students. Since only the best can promisingly turn out the best, CAP also has on board, Greg Chappell and Cameron Tradell, the renowned coaches from Australia, as the chief mentors of CAP.