Assam CM Himanta Biswa Inaugurates Amingaon Cricket Stadium, Meghalaya –Sikkim to Play Its 1st Match

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated a cricket ground and pavilion of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) at Amingaon in North Guwahati.

The ground will host its first Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)-approved domestic match which will be played between Meghalaya and Sikkim from tomorrow.

Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, Sarma urged ACA to groom upcoming cricketers by developing a state-of-the-art cricket academy.

''I am confident this new facility will give a fillip to our budding cricketers,'' he added.

Sarma further said that in a bid to provide best facilities to our sportspersons, the government has already earmarked Rs 150 cr for building a new Sports Complex at Chandrapur.

Apart from this, he also informed that 52 new stadiums are coming up across the state.

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