da realsbet： The Development Committee of the Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF) met inKolkata on Tuesday to deliberate on a wide range of subjectspertaining to the development of the game in the Asian region
da bet7： 14-Aug-2001The Development Committee of the Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF) met inKolkata on Tuesday to deliberate on a wide range of subjectspertaining to the development of the game in the Asian region.The Committee, chaired by former Sri Lankan captain Duleep Mendis,discussed at length on the Asian Development Plan prepared by the ACFand ways of implementing the project in various affiliated countries.The Asian Development Plan was drawn up by the ACF in consultationwith the Development Committee of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) andit was approved in the Lahore conclave held in May.The high-profile meeting, which implements the programmes of the AsianCricket Council (ACC), also went through the agenda and programmedocuments of the International Cricket Council’s Development Committeebefore finalising on the ACF programmes.The ICC’s Development Committee was scheduled to meet in Amsterdam onSeptember 10 and 11 and copies of their proposed programmes were sentto the ACF for consideration.Apart from Duleep Mendis, the committee comprised Mazhar Khan ofUnited Arab Emirates, Anil Kalavar of Singapore, Jaykumar Shah ofNepal and T Krishnaswamy of Malaysia. ACF Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiyaattended the meeting as a special invitee.The meeting, which lasted for about four hours, also devoted some timeon ways to improve the standard of the game in non-test playingcountries like Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Nepal, UAE, Thailand,Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.The ACF, which had earlier decided to appoint three DevelopmentOfficers with considerable cricketing background in the Lahoreconclave, also discussed the issue and will finalise the panel ofDevelopment Officers at the Screening Committee meeting on Wednesday.The meeting also decided to undertake an elaborate coaching scheme inthese countries with simultaneous emphasis on physical training andsports medicine.The ACF, which had earmarked a budget of US Dollars 2.5 million fordevelopment programmes in the region for the first year, may decide toraise the budget in the subsequent years once the detailed plan getsunderway.The ACF’s screening committee will meet on Wednesday while the threeday conclave will end with a meeting of the technical committee onAugust 16.The organisational problems related to the ensuing Asian TestChampionship may also come up for informal discussions during the nexttwo days, particularly in the light of the Indian Government’sreservation in granting permission to the Indian team to play inPakistan.
