Fight between players, team management affecting cricket in J&K

JKCA mess

Fight between players, team management affecting cricket in J&K

Yash Khajuria

JAMMU, Nov 27: The internal differences within Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA)is almost ‘destroying’ the cricket in the state, which is already jolted by scam in the association and alleged involvement of Union Minister Farooq Abdullah, who heads the association.

The internal differences between the Kashmir based players and management has become a major factor for the poor performance of the team against the formidable rival, Andra Pradesh in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match. .

The performance of the state particularly in cricketing ventures in the past few months have unzipped the loop holes adopted by association- the supreme body for the development of the cricket in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

 “Key factor for poor performance of the state team over the years is the least participation of the raw talent from capital cities, Jammu and Srinagar, which has given too much representation”, pointing towards the revolt within the selectors, coach and the boycotted players”, said Manzoor Ahmed Batt, Patron Young Star Cricket Club, (YSCC) DODA.

He pointed out that every year JKCA holds selection cum trial camps either in Jammu or in Srinagar in which only few cricketers get opportunity to prove themselves. “Whereas the maximum cricketers from other remote and far-flung Districts are not getting any chance to explore their hidden talent”, said a official.

The Cricketers from rural and far-flung Districts including Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar, Reasi, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri, Poonch, and others are not well aware for the cricket trials conducted by the JKCA  hence it becomes impossible for those cricketers to reach Jammu or Srinagar at the time of selection cum trials.

“For last 20 years only 32 cricket clubs in the state have been given affiliation with JKCA so far. The President JKCA Dr Farooq Abdullah should have to constitute District level Club in every District of the state on the pattern of other states like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab etc so that those being ignored could get chance at district level to prove their hidden talent so as to represent the state team in different categories” he added.

As hard the players compete to get selected as good the team will be constituted because the deserving player would be selected which is more fruitful both for the players and JKCA, and we will hopefully not face this outrageous incident again.