India, April 15 -- Former Indian cricketer and Delhi Capitals' bowling coach Munaf Patel has taken a brutal dig at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) that is situated in Bengaluru, claiming it is more like a hospital. Expressing serious concerns about India's cricketing ecosystem, Munaf has called for reforms in how the NCA operates and the domestic structure for it to yield favourable results in the future.

Munaf Patel questions the rationale behind going to NCA for a player's injury

The last few years have seen players travel to the NCA in Bengaluru for players who are injured to recuperate from that and return strongly from it. While the NCA is also looked upon as a centre of player development, Munaf disagrees as the 42-year-old cla...