Report by Ch.Ab.Qayoom State head tribbal news network kashmir
Cricket is the second most popular sport in Jammu and Kashmir after football. Recently Ifran Pathan was made the mentor and coach of the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. The team participates in the events such as the Ranjhi Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. Popular players to have come from the region include Parvez Rasool, Abdul Samad, Mithun Manhas, Rasikh Salam and Manzoor Dar who have played T20 IPL matches for team such as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab. Other cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir include Jasia Akhtar who was the first women from Jammu and Kashmir to be selected for the India women’s national cricket team and Amir Hussain Lone who is the captain of Jammu and Kashmir’s para cricket team. Since 2019, the police also have their own T20 cricket tournament.
As of 2020, Abdul Samad became the cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir with the most number of IPL matches. Parvez Rasool comes in second with 11 matches in the IPL.
There is criticism related to excessive politicization and lack of professionalism and support in development of the sport in the region.
