Bhutan Cricket CEO Inspecting Ground Development Infrastructure Sites

Sarpang: the next cricket center of Bhutan

 With Principal of Gelephu LS School

Possibility of flat land to construct of cricket facility and even people loving cricket game in Sarpang District has been the most prior district to develop cricket infrastructures that BCCB is seriously taking interest. National Curator along with CEO and District coordinator had a three days visit to Sarpang for the final assessment to develop cricket nets and grounds. During their visit they have also visited Punakha District to see on the ground work taking place in Ugyen Academy.

 Sarpang Primary School

Bhutan Cricket is really in need of ground and without having no choice; BCCB is taking interest in southern part of Bhutan where possibility of getting flat land. Most of the southern part of Bhutan’s land escape is flat and each school are equip with ground covered with grasses. BCCB head of office is in Thimphu and has been successful in basing up school and club structure but due to raise in school involvement, it has been very hard for BCCB to conduct school cricket activities with that standard of ground. At present in Thimphu district most of the school activities has been conducted in Jigmethang and Changlimithang ground but both grounds are not belongs to BCCB.

 Sarpang HS School

“Being a coaching coordinator my work to make sure those activities should take place as per our plan of action whether in good or bad ground especially in Thimphu District” said DS Gurung. In Punakha BCCB has merged with Schools and has already planned to at least develop center wicket to run cricket activities. 

 Pelrithang MS School ground

“Cricket should go ahead and we can’t stop because of having problem in one district said Jigme Norbu, CEO. He also added that we can’t sit back and talk about no lands, there are many districts interested in cricket and if they have interest in development of cricket we are ready to go ahead. “All the paper work has been done and announcement of tender has already been published in Local paper” said National Curator. 

 Spending time with local cricketers