The third phase of Vision 2028 got underway today at the Jadavpur University 2nd Campus Ground, Salt Lake, with the Bengal Under-19 girls attending the first session of the camp that ends on March 24.
While Bengal’s Manoj Tiwary will be the batting coach, the bowling department will be guided by former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad along with Bengal’s Ashok Dinda and spin bowling will be taken care of by Narendra Hirwani. Former India and Bengal women’s cricketer Purnima Chowdhury will also guide the girls.
The third phase of the camp is divided into two sessions every day. The first half will be attended by the U19 girls and the second by the U15 girls.
The opening day’s session began with Prasad, Hirwari and Tiwary delivering inspirational and motivation words to the young girls. The trio told the girls to use the camp as a learning experience.
After a brief introduced by the girls, the batters took their stance at the crease and the bowlers prepared for their run-up, by practicing their bowling action. The coaches looked at the proceedings and watched the girls’ practice with hawk eyes. As the session went on, the coaches talked to the talents individually.
The short-term goal of Vision 2028 will be to get the various age group squads ready for the domestic season by improving their skills while the long-term goals will be to nurture the future talents and make them fit for various Bengal age group squads.
20 U19 girls and 23 U15 girls are attending the camp.
(Inputs from CAB media)
