Coach Brij Mohan Singh Tomar holding the GPL-9 trophy

AchievementsAwards & recognitionHall of fame

Hall of Fame.

Championship victories, honours and the success stories that define Universal Cricket Academy as a premier cricket training institution.

Meet the squad

01Awards cabinet

Awards & recognition.

Honoured by leading cricket organisations for our commitment to excellence in training and player development.

2023

Gujarat Cricket Association

Best Cricket Academy Award

Recognised as the leading cricket academy in Gujarat for excellence in training and player development.

Shubman Gill with Universal Cricket Academy cricketers at the academy

2023

BCCI youth program

National Youth Championship

Our championship team won the tournament, showcasing exceptional talent, discipline and coaching.

Universal Cricket Academy championship squad with trophy and certificates

2022

ICC Academy · Dubai

ICC Level 1 Coach Education

Head Coach Pankaj Patankar completed the ICC Academy's Level 1 Cricket Coach Education Course in Dubai — bringing an internationally recognised coaching standard to our nets.

ICC Academy Coach Education certificate: Pankaj V Patankar, Level 1 Cricket Coach Education Course, Dubai, February 2022

2014

Chief Minister of Gujarat

State Recognition

Anandiben Patel, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, wrote to Head Coach Pankaj Patankar praising the academy's service to young cricketers — and its aim to help needy and poor players.

“I am very much delighted to know about your noble services to Cricket Academy, Ahmedabad. It is indeed a great help and service to the players for their upcoming career in the field of cricket.”

— Anandiben Patel · 5 December 2014

BCCI &
IPL

National & franchise cricket

Elite Coaching Recognition

Our coaches have been honoured for mentorship across the Gujarat Titans (IPL), GCA Ranji Trophy, RCB (WPL) and the Indian national women's cricket team.

Virat Kohli with a member of the UCA coaching network

02Alumni

Student success stories.

Celebrating alumni who have gone on to remarkable success in professional cricket.

Ranji Trophy · CaptainGujarat

Manan Hingrajia

A Universal Cricket Academy star who rose to captain the Gujarat Ranji Trophy team — scoring 1,748+ first-class runs with a highest score of 181 and winning the BCCI Best Batsman Award (Col. C.K. Nayudu).

First-class runs: 1,748
Top score: 181
Average: 40.65

IPL 2026 · Mumbai IndiansSaurashtra

Ruchit Ahir

A dynamic wicket-keeper batter signed by Mumbai Indians for IPL 2026, known for devastating finishing power and an explosive T20 strike rate of 169+ in state tournaments.

T20 strike rate: 169.03
List A average: 42.37
High score: 95

03In good company

Shared nets with the very best.

From Shubman Gill's visit to the academy and our head coach with Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Parthiv Patel, to our coaches' work with India's senior women's team.