Agartala, July 26 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday announced that the state is likely to receive a new cricket ground and a training academy for cricket players, noting that cricket remains one of the most popular sports, with its popularity consistently at its peak.

"In Tripura, the Tripura Cricket Association has been working relentlessly for years to promote the sport across the state--an organisation with which I share a long-standing association," said Saha.

CM Saha said this while attending the felicitation ceremony of new life members and the annual reunion of all life members of the Tripura Cricket Association.

"In Tripura, our youth engaged in various sports have been making names at the national level and brin...