Center of Excellence

Center of Excellence

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Sachin Khurana

Sachin Khurana

Head Coach Fielding & Wicket Keeping
Former U19 & U22 Cricketer and BCCI Level 2 Coach

Uday Gupte

Uday Gupte

Chief Coach Batting
Head coach of Modern School for 28 years

Rajat Bhatia

Rajat Bhatia

Honorary Chief Mentor IPL winner with KKR in 2013 and experience of 107 first Class Matches and 105 List A Matches

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

Yoga Instructor
Yoga instructor of the World Cup winning Indian team in 2011
and presently with Kings XI Punjab

Dr Kinjal Suratwala

Dr Kinjal Suratwala

Honorary Consultant Worked with the Mumbai Cricket Association for 18 years as Sports Doctor/ Head Coach National Cricket Academy, Bangalore for years/ Presently coach of Andhra Cricket

Jaswinder Singh

Jaswinder Singh

Bowling and Fitness Coach Former Railway & Deodhar Trophy player and Railway Selector

Prashant Sharma

Prashant Sharma

Assistant Coach Session coordinator

Mukesh kumar

Mukesh kumar

Assistant Coach

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Turf Sports Management is running successfully for 16 years and will continue to do so not just because of the service that we offer, but also because it is a team of some of the skilled, proficient and talented group of people.  Our team is highly focused on the all-round development of an athlete without letting them compromise on their talent.

Sachin Khurana

  • A qualified Level 2 BCCI Coach (topper in the country);
  • Coach of the East Zone under 19 team by the BCCI for the year 2009;
  • Former Delhi under 19 and under 22 Cricketer;
  • Represented the Delhi Schools in the 1996 National held at Jammu;
  • Attended various specialized courses conducted by the BCCI for Fielding and Wicket Keeping;
  • Holds the National record for the highest Individual Score in any of the BCCI affiliated leagues run by its state units;
  • Captained the cricket teams at Modern School Barakhamba Road in 1996 and St. Stephens College in 1999 to several titles;
  • Captained the illustrious Malviya Cricket Club to several titles in the Delhi circuit including the DDCA Leagues Premier Division title twice;
  • A former Sports Prefect at the Modern School, Barakhmba Road; &
  • Awarded the prestigious college colors at St. Stephen College.

Uday Gupte

  • Chief Coach of the Modern School, Barakhamba Road from 1992 to 2002;
  • Chief Coach of the Turf Cricket Academy since 2003;
  • Former Coach at the MRF Pace Academy, Chennai;
  • Former Selector at the Gatorade Pace Competition;
  • Former Selector of various junior teams of Delhi;
  • Former Delhi under 22 cricketer;
  • Former Coach of the India’s Blind Cricket Team that went on to win the World Cup in 2002 and 2006 beating Pakistan in the Finals;

Some of his renowned trainees include:

  • From Modern School – Rajat Bhatia, Gautam Gambhir, Unmukt Chand, Dhruv Shorey, Milind Kumar, Eklavya Diwedi, Salali Oberoi, Mayank Sidana, KunallLall, Himmat Singh, Saamarth Singh, Abhishek Goswami, RajanHanda, Vartik Tihara, Karan Harit, Manan Sharma, SarangRawat, etc;
  • Outsiders – Chetanya Bishnoi, Suraj Yadav, Vikas Tokas,Aaradhya Yadav and many other
  • His differently-abled student, Shekhar Naik, went on to become the Man of the Tournament in the World Cup for the Blind at Islamabad, Pakistan in 2006. Mr. Naik was later awarded the Padmashri Award in 2017

Rajat Bhatia

  • Hon’ Chief Mentor at the Turf Cricket Academy;
  • Represented Delhi and Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy;
  • Winner of the Ranji Trophy in 2007-08 and Vijay Hazare Trophy for Delhi in 2012-13. Was the Captain of Delhi when they won the Vijay Hazare trophy;
  • Member of the North Zone team for several years;
  • Winner of the IPL in 2014 with the Kolkata Knight Riders;
  • Represented various IPL teams with distinction for 10 consecutive years since its inception;
  • ECB Level 2 Coach.
  • Captained the Modern School to various titles in 1996-97;
  • A former Sports Prefect at Modern School, Barakhamba Road

Manoj Kumar

  • Yoga Instructor with the Academy since 2015.
  • Was the yoga instructor of the Indian Cricket Team during its successful World Cup campaign in 2011.
  • Worked with various IPL franchises like Delhi Daredevils & Kings XI Punjab.

Dr. Kinjal Suratwala – Hon’ Consultant

  • Former head of the National Cricket Academy, Banglore.
  • Former head of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
  • Currently head of the coaching staff with the Andhra Cricket Association.

Jaswinder Singh

  • Fast Bowling Coach with the Turf Cricket Academy since 2000;
  • Represented Railways in the Ranji Trophy;
  • Represented Central Zone in the BCCI Deodhar Trophy;
  • Selector for the Railways under 19 teams;
  • Former Trainer for the DDCA under 19 team

Prashant Sharma

  • Specialist coach for the juniors with the Turf Cricket Academy since 2012;
  • Specializes in forming strategies during the matches;
  • Been associated with the Delhi Ranji team as the Net coordinator recognizing him for his exceptional organization skills;
  • Designs various fun cricket activities for the juniors to develop their interest in the game

Mukesh Kumar

  • Coaching the 12 to 16 Age Group at the Turf Cricket Academy since 2013;
  • Qualified Trainer;
  • A specialist in teaching basic skills and conducting matches.

Shambhu Kumar

  • Coaching the under 10’s at the Turf Cricket Academy since 2012;
  • Specialist in organizing fun activities for the new comers;
  • Specialist in teaching basic skills to the young budding cricketer

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