GUWAHATI, Oct 16 - The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) hosted the inaugural edition of the Annual Award Function here today. The multi-faceted event was held at the ACA Stadium in Barsapara.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the office bearers of the ACA including president Romen Dutta and secretary Devajit Saikia, among others were present during the event.
The meeting also observed one minute silence for young cricketer Bibhakar Nag who died in an accident recently.
During the event, the players who had excelled in the season 2019-20 were awarded prizes and cash incentives for scoring a century and capturing 10 wickets in a match and 5 wickets in an innings.
The ACA also introduced �Player of the Season Award�, �Promising Player of the Season Award� and �Coach of the Season Award�.
The ACA has also decided to bring as many as 38 Cricket Coaching Centres/Academies located across the State under its aegis by providing them with Accreditation Certificates through its State Cricket Academy (SCA).
During the event, each of these Coaching Centres/Academies, which had earlier fulfilled the norms laid down by ACA, were handed over one bowling machine along with balls.
Moreover, Level �A� Coaches Certificates were presented to the candidates who had successfully undergone the Coaches� Course conducted by the SCA.
The event also witnessed the 37 intra-district club winners of Assam Premier Club Championship being awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh each.
Recipients of cash awards: Rishav Das (Rs 2,00,000), Gokul Sharma (Rs 2,00,000), Riyan Parag (Rs 2,00,000), Ranjeet Mali (Rs 5,00,000), Mukhtar Hussain (Rs 2,00,000), Arup Das (Rs1,00,000), Sarupam Purkayastha (Rs 1,00,000), Pallav Kumar Das (Rs1,00,000), Pritom Das (Rs 2,00,000), Roshan Alam (Rs 2,00,000), Saahil Jain (Rs 1,00,000), Denish Das (Rs 2,00,000), Amlanjyoti Das (Rs 2,00,000), Mrinmoy Dutta (Rs 2,00,000), Rahul Singh (Rs 1,00,000), Biplab Saikia (Rs 1,00,000), Rituraj Biswas (Rs 1,00,000), Dasarath Kumar (Rs 7,00,000),. Bibhakar Nag (Rs 2,00,000), Reshabh Dipok (Rs 1,00,000), Nishant Singhania (Rs 1,00,000), Ankur Gogoi (Rs 2,00,000), Manjeet Deka (Rs 1,00,000), Rashmi Dey (Rs 1,00,000).
