Chennai: After Chennai and Salem, Super Kings Academy (SKA) expanded its wings with the inauguration of its next cricket facility at Hosur in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni inaugurated the SKA at the MS Dhoni Global School in Hosur on Monday.
MS Dhoni Global School is the first franchise-owned SKA in India.
SKA, currently located in two centres - Chennai and Salem - will get underway in Hosur from January 2023, a SKA release here said.
CSKCL CEO K.S.Viswanathan said “We are excited about this new journey. When we launched the Super Kings Academy in two centres during April this year, we wanted to spread our wings to other parts of the state and country as well."
"Glad that we now have a centre here in Hosur. The presence of our charismatic skipper Dhoni will definitely inspire each and everyone here", he said, adding, “We have always wanted to give back to the sport and this is a great opportunity for us to share our experience and nurture the future generation of cricketers."
Viswanathan said "we will also be relaunching Junior Super Kings this year. Initiatives like SKA and Junior Super Kings will help discover more talents across Tamil Nadu."
Speaking on the occasion, Dhoni said “Whenever I go to any school, it’s like a time machine...I straight away go back to the time I spent at my school. I always believe it’s one of the best times you can have."
"There are studies, games...but the time that you spend at school never comes back. You always have fond memories. You make friends over here that will stay with you for a very long time", he said.
"But what is also important is that school is the period where your character develops...it’s the small characteristics that you want to make them strong...simple things such as...you want to be punctual...you want to be disciplined...you want to respect the elders and teachers...you want to keep learning everyday. Always felt school was the period where once you have a strong character, it stays with you for a very long time and it actually defines you", the CSK skipper said.
"Make the most of the time that you have right now. Make the most of all the infrastructure that is around you", he said. (UNI)
