Kolkata: The Chinese Consul General gave proposal to CAB to help develop cricket in their country.
A three member Chinese delegation led by Mr Zha Liyou, Consul General, People’s Republic of China, met Cricket Association of Bengal President Avishek Dalmiya with the proposal to establish cricketing relations with the association.
“A Chinese delegation had come to CAB seeking our cooperation for develoment 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,” said Mr Dalmiya.
Hony. Secretary of CAB, Snehasish Ganguly, Vice-President Naresh Kumar Ojha, Jt Secretary Debabrata Das and Treasurer Debasish Ganguly were also present.
The Cricket Association of Chongqing City is eager to establish cooperation with CAB in order to improve the level of cricket of Chongqing City. To make it effective, they proposed to sign a MOU with CAB by which they can send players to Kolkata for training.
The plan further said that they wanted to broaden the scope of their work through things like coach meetings, friendly matches, and bilateral visits.
The delegation included Mr. Zhang Hongjie, Economic & Commercial Consul, and Mr. Zhang ZHizhong, Head of Bilateral Relations Division Consul.
