JKCA yet not responded to Kashmiri cricketer’s boycott.

Regional Rift within JK Cricket Team

JKCA yet not responded to Kashmiri cricketer’s boycott. 

Yash Khajuria

JAMMU, Now 25: With no signs for an end to the ongoing stalemate between players who boycotted to play against Andhra Pradesh on Saturday in a crucial Ranji Trophy match and team management, the players from Kashmir on Saturday marched back towards valley.

The players showing resentment told TNI that even after 24 hours that JKCA including chairman Dr. Farooq Abdulla has not responded to their plea.

“We were there in Jammu in our hotel for 10 am of the morning but it is the height of the arrogance by the high headed officials as they even did not bothered to inform us  what is their stand, so we have decided to move back,” said player, Samiullah Beigh- skipper of the team. 

It was almost revolt like situation in the J&K Cricket team after senior players refused to participate in the match against Andhra Pradesh alleging biased selection of players.

Later management had decided ground a team comprised of players only from Jammu region to represent the state in the Ranji match at GGM Science College ground in Jammu.

When contacted to the selector of the team Mehboob Iqbal said that they have not restricted any of the deserving players in squad at the time of selection.

“A competitive team was chosen for the match. But unfortunately some of young and talented player who were mislead by some players created this menace”, Iqbal said.
I would like to clear that only two, three players who despite being on the verge of their carrier want to pick them in the squad without any on ground performance, which is not up to standard for the selectors, Iqbal adds.

He further said that even they were given chance to prove themselves in the initial match which they failed hence we did not opted them for the next match.

However our team has played upto the expectation of the selectors in the match against AP despite the fact that our team lacks some of the talented Kashmir based batsmen who irrationally boycotted even after been their selection in the team.

So we would like to inform those dogged individuals that the management will discuss for the selection of players in the next match who are deserving and talented but undeserving and vandal elements shall not be selected by any kind of pressure.