Srinagar: The coach of the Iran Under-19 cricket team has appealed richest cricket board in the World, BCCI to help in the development of Cricket in Iran.
Iran U-19 coach Asghar Ali Raeisi made an appeal to the BCCI, for financial assistance to construct a world class stadium in Chabahar. Raeisi also requested BCCI to train aspiring cricketers in the region, hoping they make the cut for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).
Speaking to ANI, the coach also mentioned that he sometimes use videos of Dhoni and Kohli to help Iranian cricketers understand the game better.
“Iranian cricketers take inspiration from MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and other young Indian cricket players,” said Raeisi.
“Iranian players have talent to play good cricket internationally. But we fail to train them due to lack of infrastructure. I wanted India to help us to build the stadium so Iranian players can prove their mettle in the world,” said Raeisi.
“We want Indian cricket management BCCI to trained our players and umpiring in Iran so our players also can play cricket well,” he added.
He believes the assistance would lead to “Iranian players be part of IPL matches.”
As per the report in ANI, the Chabahar Free Zone (CFZ) has reserved ten hectares of land for constructing a cricket stadium with a capacity of 4,000 seats.
