The Punjab Cricket Association is the governing body for the development and organization of the game of cricket in the State of Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Punit Bali the secretary of Punjab Cricket Association. So I had been interacting with PCA since long. I have been representing BCCI in the Supreme Court regarding the Lodha Committee recommendations and also some BCCI officials. Whatever will be done for the men’s team, the same will be done for women’s teams. I had been reading about the turmoil in PCA in newspapers and PCA officials had first asked me passively about taking up a role, about 6 months ago. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy, the team reached the super league before they were knocked out of the tournament. The civil work has been completed and work on the spectators stands, galleries, box, and other infrastructure of the stadium has begun. There should not br bias towards a district and we have also made a research committee. My agenda was clear: to be for cricket, for cricketers, and for the betterment of cricket. The rotation policy also ensures that maximum players get a chance to showcase their talent. Right now, six major districts play apart from top two minor districts in the Punjab inter-District. Bindra Stadium, Sector-63, SAS Nagar, Mohali -160 062 Phone: 0172-2232300/01/02 Email: pcastadium@yahoo.com The civil work has been completed and work on the spectators stands, galleries, box, and other infrastructure of the stadium has begun. - Bhagiradhan Balachandran, secretary, Uva Province Cricket Association. I have requested the coaches, captains, and selectors to broaden their thinking and we are all working on this aspect. Players have direct access to me. They will also have facilities to train within the PCA Academy complex. Mohali RP Singla, Secretary (Now,former) Punjab Cricket Association lauded the efforts of Punjab team that beat Karnataka in the final match to clinch the maiden title during BCCI Senior Women's T20 League Tournament. Secondly I believe in winning and I understood that our Ranji trophy and other teams have not done well except for the women’s team in the recent years.
As many as 85 members of the 182 attended the AGM.The Punjab Cricket Association also adopted all recommendations of the Lodha Committee with the body implementing the cooling off period and extending membership to all the international cricketers of the state.The association release added that PCA elections were held after making amendments to its memorandum and articles of association in accordance with the recommendations of Lodha Committee and as accepted by the Supreme Court.Former Team India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra has been appointed as the coach of Punjab Ranji team this season. For the first time in four years, our teams reached the knock-out stages in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy and the U-16 team reached the semi-finals. Sourav Ganguly has been doing some good work in the BCCI and I believe cricketers understand players and their issues better. I have seen in the past that sometimes players, who do well in Inter-District tournaments do not find place in the Punjab team or are not given chances. Trident Group is a $1-billion (Rs 600 crore) business conglomerate that has interests in textile and other sectors.“Age and tenure will be criteria henceforth in becoming office-bearers, while government servants have also been disallowed from becoming office-bearers,” said newly elected secretary RP Singla.Former Ranji player Arun Sharma has been elected to the post of joint secretary.
I did not take it seriously and then there were some issues in the elections and they were postponed. Sharma has also remained coach of the Punjab team.
“I think this year, the Punjab team is much more organised and disciplined. He later worked in administrative roles with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA). “The team has a lot of variety and it was one of the reasons we brought youngster Ashwani Kumar in the team. Sometimes, I start the day at 4.30 am, visiting stadium and holding meetings in the morning to keep a balance. Right now, six major districts play apart from top two minor districts in the Punjab inter-District. That’s the first agenda I wanted to follow, to set the path for Punjab to win the Ranji trophy.About two months ago, 47-year-old Puneet Bali was elected as the secretary of Punjab Cricket Association (PCA). Such things too give the team confidence and the focus will be to hold our nerves at crucial situations and help the team win,” shared Singh.Two days after the Punjab Cricket Association announced the Punjab team under the captaincy of Mandeep Singh for the upcoming Ranji trophy, Puneet Bali, secretary, PCA believes that the team can reach the knock-out stages and also has the potential to win the trophy this time. When I initially came into the picture, I realised that some systems were very old and archaic and needed urgent reforms. I was also doing some litigations for PCA and Haryana and represented PCA regarding some local issues in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. When Mumbai posted a total in excess of 250 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, the team had the belief to chase the total and we reached close. About the junior cricket and the districts, I believe we are not tapping talents in all districts.