Jay Shah Credited With Delivering BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru

Overview

• BCCI officials say the project converted 40 acres of previously idle Karnataka land into the Centre of Excellence after legal regularisation and construction began on February 14, 2022.
• The facility was inaugurated in September 2024 and became operational in November 2024, replacing the temporary National Cricket Academy at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
• BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and CoE head VVS Laxman credit Jay Shah with driving the project on a "war footing," including personally attending meetings and clearing legal hurdles.
• The CoE houses coaching, strength and conditioning, sports science, physiotherapy and rehabilitation suites that have already handled multiple international players in rehab and high‑performance work.
• BCCI leaders say the Centre aims to change how India manages workload and injuries for players, while some coverage notes contemporaneous scrutiny of injury‑management practices at the facility.