Desert Cubs Cricket Academy
Dubai (flagship; six training centres total)
Name-brand academyA recognizable name attached to this academy is not itself a trust signal — verify accreditation and current operating status independently.
Private / DevelopmentTier
Website verifiedWebsite verified
2026-09-24Last verified
Details
Program type
hybrid
Access type
Open to public enrollment
Celebrity-branded
Yes
Governing body
Independent, ECB-affiliated (private academy)
Board recognized
No
Age groups served
age-group pathways, including girls' cricket
Founded
2007
Fees
Not publicly listed
Coaching credentials
Founder/head coach Presley Polonnowita, ECB Level 2 (self-reported). Named female coach Judith Jose Peter, ICC Level 1, ex-UAE Women's player (self-reported). 15,000+ alumni claim is self-reported. 2007 founding fact (starting with 11 youngsters at Sharjah International Cricket Stadium) is independently corroborated per research-report.md.
Contact
Verification notes
High confidence, own official website (source a). 2007 origin story independently corroborated — one of the claims tier3-research-report.md explicitly verified beyond self-reporting. celebrity_branded: true — marketing prominently features alumna Esha Oza, UAE Women's captain. [TASK 1 audit, 2026-09-25: relabelled direct-contact -> site-verified. Evidence on file is a website fetch, not phone/email/in-person contact with the academy.]