St. John's Cricket Academy (St. John's Sports Coaching Foundation)
East Marredpally, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
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 (private academy)
Board recognized
No
Age groups served
not specified
Founded
1987
Fees
Not publicly listed
Coaching credentials
Founded in 1987 by M.V. Narasimha Rao (former Test cricketer) and John Manoj, per the academy's own site. Notable alumni cited: VVS Laxman, Noel David, MSK Prasad, Tarun Nethula, and G.H. Vihari — independently corroborated by multiple sources (Coaching Beyond's own site, aggregator listings) beyond the academy's self-reporting.
Contact
Address
No.10-3-141/A, St. Johns School Play Ground, East Marredpally, Hyderabad 500026
Phone
Not listed
Verification notes
Live-checked 2026-09-24: stjohnscricketacademy.com is reachable but carries a 'Copyright © 2013' notice and shows no signs of recent updates — kept unverified rather than direct-contact despite being source (a), since the site itself looks stale. This is a PARTNERSHIP with Coaching Beyond (id 'coaching-beyond-hyderabad'), not an absorption: John Manoj, co-founder here, is named in independent news coverage (Telangana Today, ThePrint) as the St John's Sports Coaching Foundation's partner in the jointly-run Coaching Beyond Hyderabad centre, alongside Ravi Shastri/Bharat Arun/R. Sridhar. The organization itself is therefore still active via that joint venture even though this standalone website is not being maintained. Previously merged into one entry ('coaching-beyond-st-johns-hyderabad'); split back into two on 2026-09-24 per direct verification. Re-affirmed 2026-09-24: previously live-checked 2026-09-24 during the Coaching Beyond split (see that entry's history) — stjohnscricketacademy.com is live and confirms 1987 founding by M.V. Narasimha Rao and John Manoj, the East Marredpally address, and the alumni list. Promoted despite the site's stale appearance (2013 copyright notice) since liveness and content-match are the bar here, not design freshness. [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.]