NCA feels more like a ‘Hospital’… players are fearful of going: Munaf Patel

 Former India pacer Munaf Patel has voiced strong concerns about India’s cricketing ecosystem, urging reforms at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and domestic structure. He criticized the NCA’s focus on rehabilitation over holistic development and highlighted the lack of a strong feeder pathway, advocating for strengthened grassroots infrastructure. Former India pacer Munaf Patel has voiced strong concerns about India’s cricketing ecosystem, urging reforms at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and domestic structure. He criticized the NCA’s focus on rehabilitation over holistic development and highlighted the lack of a strong feeder pathway, advocating for strengthened grassroots infrastructure.