JKCA on jubilant mood as Kashmiri Cricketer makes it to INDIA ‘A’

JKCA on jubilant mood as Kashmiri Cricketer makes it to  INDIA  ‘A’

Yash Khajuria         1/2/2013 7:48:06 PM
 JAMMU, Jan 02: After medium pacer Surinder Singh Bagal, all rounder Parvez Rasool has become the only second J&K cricketer and first Kashmiri lad to make it to India-A team. He is been included in the 14-member squad that will take on England in a warm-up game at Delhi on January 6. 

Talking to TNI, Ranjit Kalra, chairman of JKCA Media Committee said, “Parvez Rasool’s inclusion in the India-A squad has been superb opening to the new year. It is a very proud moment for JKCA”. He, on the behalf of the JKCA president Dr. Farooq Abdullah and all the members besides cricketers of the state, congratulated the young Kashmiri lad. 

Pertinent to mention here that, more than a decade have been past when any of the state cricketer had have represented for national level from Jammu and Kashmir state the only name before Rasool was Surinder singh Badal who played against Australia as a member of BCCI Board presidents' eleven long ago in 90's and now after a long wait Parvez Rasool has attained this honor to register his name in the elite of the players who have marked their berth at the national podium from state J&K.  

Manzoor Wazir, Treasurer JKCA, said “Young spearhead of JK Cricket Team, Rasool has remained among the disciplined cricketers of the team and is an excellent player with charismatic talent both with bat and bowl as he proved in the current Ranji Season by claiming 33 wickets and generating almost 600 runs”. His selection in the India (A) is an honour for JKCA, he added. 

The other members of the squad for the one day match to be played at the Palam Cricket Ground Delhi included, Abhinav Mukund (C), Murali Vijay, Robin Bist, Kedar Jadhav, Ashok Menaria, Rohit Motwani (Wk), Jalaj Saxena, Akshay Darekar, Ishwar Pandey, S Sreesanth, Rishi Dhawan, Paras Dogra and Mohit Sharma.

Pertinently, the previous year remained a nightmare for JKCA with bagful of controversies. In first half of the year multi crore scam surfaced whereas, in the end of year the Kashmiri cricketers revolted over selection issue.