Chappell, along with bio-mechanist Ian Frazer, have been signed up as advisors by the RCA for the academy in Jaipur, RCA president Lalit Modi said.
The RCA Centre of Excellence would be operational in October, said Modi, also the Cricket Board’s vice president. The academy will have five indoor pitches, a full video analysis system and 24 outdoor practice wickets.
It will accommodate 70 students and will have a gymnasium provided by an US-based fitness equipment manufacturers, with recreational and eating facilities and electronic data library.
In the first phase, 110 students would be recruited in five batches from Rajasthan will train for two weeks and would be for boys in 16-19 years age group .