Nanded cricket academy talks on, Rohit willing: Ashok Chavan

Maharashtra Congress leader andstate minister Ashok Chavan on Monday said cricketers RohitSharma and Dhawal Kulkarni were willing to set up an academyin Nanded, some 585 kilometres from here, which would giveplayers in the region coaching of international standards.

Chavan, also guardian minister of Nanded, saidKulkarni had met him on Monday evening to hold initialdiscussion on the issue.

''Renowned cricketers Rohit Sharma @ImRo45 and@dhawal_kulkarni are willing to set up a cricket academy inNanded. Kulkarni and @paragdahiwal of @crickingdowm held aninitial discussion on this today. Talented players from Nandedwill get international standard coaching if the academy isopened,'' Chavan tweeted.