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Indian squash academy is a 2006 squash training facility run by the Squash Racquets Federation of India
in Chennai
, India. The India Cements Limited was one of the sponsors (it had initially sponsored the 1990 facility), along with the Tamil Nadu
Squash Racquets Association.
The Academy consists of two complexes; one with 3 glass back rainbow courts and the other a state of the art centre with 4 glass back rainbow courts that are convertible to 2 doubles courts. The ASB 4-sided glass court, which enables television coverage from all angles, has a seating capacity of 500. All these courts have been imported from ASB Germany. Top Indian players Saurav Ghosal
, Joshna Chinappa
, Gaurav Nandrajog, Parthiban, Ramit Tandon, Naresh Kumar, W. Anwesha Reddy, Cyril Kuhn, Karan Malik, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Dipika Pallikal
and Parth Sharma have trained at this venue.
Major (Retd) S.Maniam, a coach from Malaysia, is the Consultant coach of SRFI. Major Maniam has been the ASF Director of Coaching for 12 years and the Director of Coaching of the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia for 15 years. Cyrus Poncha
India's National squash coach also coaches at this facility.
Squash Racquets Federation of India
The Squash Racquets Federation of India or SRFI is the Indian governmental apex body for the game of squash. It conducts the National Squash Championship, and promotes the game through the different state level squash bodies, and provides training facilities and selects the squad for the Indian...
in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India. The India Cements Limited was one of the sponsors (it had initially sponsored the 1990 facility), along with the Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
Squash Racquets Association.
The Academy consists of two complexes; one with 3 glass back rainbow courts and the other a state of the art centre with 4 glass back rainbow courts that are convertible to 2 doubles courts. The ASB 4-sided glass court, which enables television coverage from all angles, has a seating capacity of 500. All these courts have been imported from ASB Germany. Top Indian players Saurav Ghosal
Saurav Ghosal
Saurav Ghosal is a professional squash player from India and currently ranked No.24 in the world....
, Joshna Chinappa
Joshna Chinappa
Joshna Chinappa is a squash player based in India.Joshna was the first Indian girl to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 category, at Sheffield, U.K and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion....
, Gaurav Nandrajog, Parthiban, Ramit Tandon, Naresh Kumar, W. Anwesha Reddy, Cyril Kuhn, Karan Malik, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Dipika Pallikal
Dipika Pallikal
Dipika Pallikal also known as Dipika Rebecca Pallikal is a squash player. She was born on 21 September 1991. She played her first international tournament in London when she was in her sixth grade, and till date, Dipika has won the German Open, Dutch Open, French Open, Australian Open, Scottish...
and Parth Sharma have trained at this venue.
Major (Retd) S.Maniam, a coach from Malaysia, is the Consultant coach of SRFI. Major Maniam has been the ASF Director of Coaching for 12 years and the Director of Coaching of the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia for 15 years. Cyrus Poncha
Cyrus Poncha
Cyrus Poncha is currently the Indian squash coach. Born in 1976 in Bombay, he is based in Chennai, and coaches at the ICL-TNSRA Academy. Today, India is among the emerging countries in squash especially on the world junior circuit...
India's National squash coach also coaches at this facility.