From Bhaichung's football to cricket: Sikkim builds a new sporting pathway

Gangtok, Oct 9 (UNI) Sikkim, home to former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, is developing a structured cricket system to nurture young talent from grassroots training to high-performance teams, with the aim of helping players reach the national level. A significant step in that direction has been taken with the inauguration of the Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) Residential Complex at Mining, Rangpo. The MLA-cum-Advisor to the Power Department inaugurated the complex, which provides residential and support facilities for young cricketers undergoing training at the SICA residential academy. The complex comprises a SICA guest house, dormitory, boys' and girls' hostels, kitchen…