Quetta: Advisor to Chief Minister for Sports Meena Majeed Baloch on Friday said that the Balochistan government is taking practical steps to provide quality sports facilities to the youth.
She said this while inaugurating, Sports Board Cricket Academy after renovation and upgradation by the Sports Department of the Government of Balochistan at the Ayub Sports Complex.
On this occasion Secretary for Sports and Youth Affairs Dura Baloch was also present.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Additional Secretary Sports Sajjad Aslam, District Sports Officer Quetta Arsalan Khan, Academy Coach Bashir Magsi, Academy Coach Arbab Shakir and other officials, along with players of the academy.
Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Adviser for Sports Meena Majeed Baloch said that we have continuously visited the Cricket Academy and reviewed the problems faced and the existing facilities in detail, after which it was decided to improve and upgrade the academy.
She said that earlier there were only two cricket pit
ches in the academy, the number of which has been increased to ten, while high-quality nets have also been installed on all the pitches.
In addition, the dressing rooms and washrooms have been completely renovated and made functional, tuff tiles have been installed on the floor, a water filtration system has been installed for clean drinking water and the problem of electricity has also been resolved.
Addressing the ceremony, Secretary Sports Dura Baloch said that Balochistan cricketers have demonstrated their best abilities at every level.
He said that the main objective of the sports department is to provide modern training facilities to young players so that they could achieve significant successes in national and international competitions in the future.