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Tommy's 'dream' dish in the making

Mohammad Isam
The man is known worldwide for his culinary magic, delighting millions and making fans out of the high and mighty through his handiwork in his restaurants. Now Tommy Miah, the Bangladesh-born British celebrity chef, is about to venture into his childhood passion: cricket.
Next month, Tommy Miah will begin work on a cricket academy in Moulvibazar in Syihet, where he hopes to engage local youths in the country's most popular game, callingit Tommy Miah's Cricket Academy.
Talking to The Daily Star Sport recently, the renowned chef articulated a project that is close to his heart. "It will be located in the heart of Moulvibazar, set in an area of two acres. I was born around 5-6 kilometres from the area which is called Wapda Road," he said. "It will have the usual outdoor pitches, indoor facilities, schools, hostels and an entertainment centre where there will be activities all year round. We will have the academy running from the end of 2012 or early
2013," he informed.
It will certainly not be the first in the country as Dhaka has a large number of cricket academies while Akij Group's
Clemon Cricket Academies across the country are turning out to be a huge source of support for cricket's development in the country.
But to have an international celebrity chef like Tommy Miah getting directly involved in cricket's grassroots will have a unique appeal and probably encourage other such luminaries to come forward and give youths in their hometowns a chance through cricket The fact that he decided to open the academy in his native Moulvibazar would not only be a huge boost for cricket in Sylhet, which has been languishing for several years, but also for other districts where cricket is big but the lack of infrastructure badly hurts its development
"I am in discussion with Bradford College, City and Guild in UK to be affiliated with us. I have Farokh Engineer with me and I have also talked to Cricket Scotland who will send us age-level teams. This will bring revenue into our country which will obviously be ploughed back into the academy," he said.
England's cricketing giant, Sir Ian Botham, could inaugurate the academy next month when he will be in India for another event. Tommy Miah has discussed the possibilities of the academy with one of the game's leading lights, as he did with the former India wicketkeeper.
According to Tommy Miah, Farokh will help bring other former international players to the concept while locally, he has already contacted Test cricketerTaposh Baisya.
"ft will have all the facilities and more of the Tommy Miah's Hospitality Management Institute. I have been dreaming of doing something in cricket for the last 20 years and finally I have come near it, "he said.
"There is an abundance of raw talent available especially in untouched rural localities. Cricket is a very popular sport in schools so those are the ideal breeding grounds for young talent," addedTommyMiah.