Opinion | Promoting cricket by local Tournaments

By Ishfaq Manzoor

In the valley of Kashmir since alot of players are engaged with the game the tournament’s are being regularly organised across the valley, these tournament promote the talent of the players and help the players to compete with the players from different areas with different potential and gives rise to competition and all , besides the role of the sponsors is also appreciating as it helps the players to engage with the game more passionately as these sponsors provide the way to the players to show their talent in the field , like wise Mr muzaffar ahamd itoo from kulgam (SM sports kulgam) is also taking part very widely for the same till date he has been holding many tournament and sponsoring the same some of the examples of the tournament’s are ashmuji cup edition 2 , tankipora premier league ,kulgam cricket league, kilam T20 premier league etc.Besides sponsoring and organising these tournaments ,these tournaments are shown through live streaming and that has infact increased the interest of the people to watch these tournaments live on social media , these tournaments that are being organised by the said sponsor and the tournament’s organised across the valley provide a platform to the players and a field of competition to move forward and show their talent in the game , and besides in all areas of the valley the cricket is being played and further more many cricket tournament are being organized across the valley.

Since the cricket has been rising in the valley , many players are engaged with the game , some are choosing it as a career and some are playing it for many benefits that involves health benefits and social aspects.The cricket is a game of love & passion the playing of cricket is really very beneficial in many ways like as above mentioned it is beneficial to the health as it improves overall physical fitness, endurance & eyesight.

In Kashmir cricket is immensely enjoyed and played by the locals on a regular basis, besides a no. of selections in ipl like Parvez Rasool, vivek Razdan, Rasikh Salaam ,Manzoor Ahmad Dar, Umran Malik and Abdul Samad etc from last many years has also encouraged some professional domestic cricket players to improve their performance and are waiting for the chances to play at national level, the Kashmir posses a lot of talent in cricket field almost all the villages and towns have a great Young and talented players.

The pace sensation Umran Malik on his selection in the Indian team for the upcoming five-match T20 International home series against South Africa starting June 9, after showing his brilliant performance in IPL , has further increased and boosted the interest of the players playing cricket in the valley , Many players are working hard for getting an opportunity to play at big platforms like ipl and all , the valley really posses the great players and are working hard for moving forward the role of the JKCA is also Appreciating as they have previously Held the Talent hunt for the players of Jammu and Kashmir and it was really very appreciating as it gave a chance to the cricketers to show their talent even from the players who are from far flung areas.