Cricket fever in Kashmir.Byline: ANI Srinagar Srinagar (srēnŭ`gər) or Serinagar (sərēnŭ`–), city (1981 est. pop. 588,000), Jammu and Kashmir, India, historic capital of Kashmir, on the Jhelum River. , Sep 3 (ANI): Cricket fever has gripped the youth in Kashmir Kashmir (kăshmēr`, kăsh`mēr), region and former princely state, 85,714 sq mi (222,236 sq km), NW India, NE Pakistan, and SW China. Kashmir is bordered on the west by Pakistan, on the south by India, and on the north and east by China. Valley as scores of them have turned out for the Ranji trophy The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Pura Cup in Australia. selection camp in Srinagar. The Ranji trophy trials were held at Sheri-Kashmir Cricket stadium on Wednesday. On the inaugural day itself, around 200 players got their names registered for the trials. "Earlier around 50-70 boys used to turn up but for the first time around 200 boys have come here for net practice. For Ranji trophy alone there around 50--60 boys have turned up not only here but also in Jammu. The selection process is going on for Ranji and other games as well." said Saleem Khan khan Historically, the ruler or monarch of a Mongol tribe. Early on a distinction was made between the title of khan and that of khakan, or “great khan.” Later the term khan was adopted by the Seljuq and Khwarezm-Shah dynasties as a title for the highest , General Secretary JK Cricket Association. Youth from various parts of Kashmir valley, even from the border areas like Kupwara showed up for trials. Those participating are really happy to have got opportunity to showcase their talent. "More and more talent is coming forward for cricket. Besides, parents are also backing their children now and encouraging them to join cricket. This is good for cricket and new talents are also getting opportunity," said Omer Alam, a youth participating in Ranji trials. The trials will continue for 11 days. The intended players can directly participate and need not have any club affiliation. The players who perform will be short-listed. Ranji trophy trails are being organized by the Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) with the help of the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI Bank of Credit and Commerce International BCCI Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry BCCI Bank of Crooks & Criminals International BCCI Barnsley Chamber of Commerce & Industry )(ANI). Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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