Our Sports Reporter
GUWAHATI: The Tezpur University Cricket Ground, developed by Assam Cricket Association, was inaugurated today by Professor Vinod Kumar Jain, Vice-Chancellor, Tezpur University. The function was attended by president and Secretary of the Assam Cricket Association Romen Dutta and Devajit Saikia, respectively along with other officials of the association.
Assam Cricket Association has developed the Tezpur University Cricket Ground including 3 centre wickets and 2 practice wickets as part of an MOU inked between the former with the latter in the year 2020. It is this newly developed venue, along with the Assam Agricultural University Ground in Jorhat - which has also been developed by Assam Cricket Association - will host the first-of-its-kind Inter-University Tournament to be organized by Assam Cricket Association in memory of Nilay Dutta, from tomorrow.
Addressing the gathering, Devajit Saikia, said that the Tezpur University Cricket Ground would provide the right platform to the students of the Tezpur University as well as the cricket enthusiasts from Tezpur and its adjoining areas to showcase and hone their cricketing skills.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Vinod Kumar Jain thanked Assam Cricket Association for filling the longstanding vacuum and developing a proper cricket ground, which was the need of the hour.
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