Guwahati: The 91 Yards Club on Sunday (July 28) evening felicitated the parents and first coaches of cricketers Riyan Parag and Uma Chetry in a heartwarming ceremony held at the 91 Yards Club auditorium within the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium premises in state capital Guwahati.
Riyan is the first male cricketer of Assam to don the national colours while Uma Chetry is the first female to play for the Indian senior team, General Secretary of 91 Yards Club Devajit Saikia said in a press statement on Monday (July 29).
Riyan Parag’s parents, Parag Das, a former first-class cricketer and Mithoo Barooah, a former international swimmer, were honoured with Rs 1 lakh. Parag Das, who also served as Riyan’s first coach, received an additional Rs 1 lakh, it said.
Similarly, Uma Chetry’s parents, Luk Bahadur Chetry and Dipa Chetry were also awarded Rs 1 lakh. Syed Sahidur Rohman (Raja), the first coach of Uma Chetry, was felicitated and received Rs 1 lakh as well, it added.
The event saw gratitude expressed towards the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) and the 91 Yards Club for their support and recognition. Special thanks were extended to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Joint Secretary Devajit Saikia, it said.
Prominent attendees at the event included ACA Secretary Tridib Konwar, 91 Yards Club’s Working President Romen Dutta and former 91 Yards Club’s Treasurer Porikshit Dutta, among others, it added.
The ceremony highlighted the contribution of the parents and coaches in nurturing the talents of Assam’s pioneering cricketers and emphasised the role of local cricket associations in supporting and promoting young athletes, it further said.