Bengal Cricket: Cricket Association Of Bengal will be helping to develop cricketers in China

On Monday, the Chinese Consul General gave a proposal to the Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB) to help develop cricket in their country. The final meeting was held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on August 22.

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A three-member Chinese delegation led by Mr. Zha Liyou, Consul General, the People's Republic of China in Kolkata, met CAB President Avishek Dalmiya at BC Roy Clubhouse with the proposal to establish cricketing relations with the association.

"A Chinese delegation had come to CAB seeking our cooperation for the development of cricket in Chongqing City. We have assured our cooperation as we believe in the philosophy of spreading cricket globally and it is encouraging to see China taking the initiative to play the game."

CAB President Avishek Dalmiya said

Meanwhile, Hony Secretary Snehasish Ganguly, Vice-President Naresh Kumar Ojha, Jt Secretary Debabrata Das, and Treasurer Debasish Ganguly were also present.

In their proposal, they said that The Cricket Association of Chongqing City was eager to establish cooperation with CAB to improve the level of cricket in Chongqing City. To that effect, they proposed to sign an MOU with CAB by which they can send players to Kolkata for training.

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Moreover, they would like to increase the scope of work with mutual visits, the introduction of coaches, and friendly matches among other things, the proposal further added.

Mr. Zhang Hongjie, Economic & Commercial Consul, and Mr. Zhang ZHizhong, Head of Bilateral Relations Division Consul were part of the delegation.