Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) and Funngage tie up to provide cricket training to the talented kids

Funngage has launched a 5 years of holistic cricket scholarship for boys and girls under the 24 years of age.

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New Delhi, January 23, 2019: India’s leading cricket training academy, Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) have become the preferred Academy Partner of Funngage, a curated & integrated sports platform, to help them in their Cricket Scholarship Initiative.

Funngage has launched a 5 years of holistic cricket scholarship for boys and girls under the 24 years of age. One of the critical element of this scholarship is to provide the best coaching to the aspiring cricketers and for this CAP will help Funngage in imparting the best and most sophisticated coaching for the selected cricketers in this scholarship program.

They will get an opportunity to be trained for 5 years in CAP academies under the guidance of cricket expert and coaches. These scholarships will help in unearthing new talent and give young kids a kick-start to their cricketing careers.

Funngage.com has recently launched nation-wide program for Cricket Scholarship, the first of its kinds for Sports in India. Named ‘FG PowerPlayer’, through this program, boys and girls in the age group of 12-24 years will get a fully paid Cricket Development Scholarship that will include a 3-week training camp in Perth, Australia at Guildford Grammar, under the guidance of former South African Test Cricketer, HD Ackerman.

Trials to select the deserving cricketers will happen through an Absolutely Transparent, Unique, and Scientific method of Assessment. Stage 1 will be done through Video based Trials with each participating cricketer submitting Full HD Video of their Performance along with the report card highlighting the scores for each attribute of their skills and improvement areas.

It is a Pan India initiative and after successfully conducting trials in Delhi, Noida, Meerut, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, Patna, Ranchi and Kolkata, the sports platform – Funngage.com is now starting with the Southern India leg with Bangalore being the first city to start with.

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 (CAP).

In the past, big corporate houses like Ola Cabs, Oppo Mobiles, and even the Indian Army have sponsored over 26 children to train at CAP centers. Various other corporates, NGOs and social organizations are also willing to work with CAP to organize scholarship programs for talented youngsters.

The Academy has pledged to invest INR 2 crores along with its partners for further expansion across India in various cities of Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. With a group of select qualified expert coaches, the Pathan brothers, Irfan and Yusuf, had launched these academies over 2 years ago to reciprocate their love for the game.

Proud to partner with funngage

According to Mr. Harmeet Vasdev, Managing Director, CAP, “We are proud to partner with funngage as our vision at CAP is to seek out and develop the very best cricket talent in the nation, no matter their background or resources. We will continue our efforts to provide the best possible training and keep feeding the passion for this sport we all love so much”.

“This is an opportunity for all boys and girls aspiring to live the dream of cricket to get the best training not only in India but also abroad. More importantly, Funngage will also mentor and manage the selected cricketers by helping them evolve as a sportsman and a better human being.

A participant need not be a part of an academy, it’s more about the wish and willingness to pursue his passion of becoming a professional cricketer. All are welcome to come and live their dream without worrying about the means and finances. Talent, Perseverance, and Passion are the only yardsticks here.” said Karan Singh, Founder & CEO, Funngage.com.

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