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Champions Gujarat crush J&K by an inning and 64 runs

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Hosts and defending champions Gujarat inflicted another crushing inning defeat on J&K in the Ranji trophy tournament as they wrapped up four day match in three days at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Gujarat on Thursday. Gujarat won match by an inning and 64 runs, completely outplaying J&K in both the departments. Hosts earned seven points from the match including a bonus point. To some extent fate of the match was decided already on second day when Gujarat took first inning lead. But the manner in which J&K batting succumbed in…

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110 Kms non-stop, Young athlete Hamid creates history, ran from Srinagar to Baltal

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A young athlete created history in annals of Kashmir sports by running non-stop 110 km from Srinagar to Baltal on Sunday. 22-year-old Hamid Aziz, who hails from Downtown, managed to cover 110 kms distance in 10.45 hours which is a first by any sportsmen who has crossed over 100 kms on single day. He had recently participated in 59th senior nationals in July this year in Andhra Pradesh. Hamid has already covered 60 kilometers run on a single day earlier with the Australian marathon runner Pat Farmer who concluded his…

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Samina Fatima, ladakhi girl sets goal, wants to play football for country

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Fatima received a football from PM at FIFA U-17 opening ceremony Samina Fatima, a Ladakhi girl from the remote Nubra area, now has a goal in her life — to become a high-quality footballer and represent the country at the international level. Fatima, who walks 3 km to reach school, believes she has gained this confidence after receiving a football from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inaugural ceremony of FIFA U-17 World Cup at the packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 6. She is a Class…

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High Court order stalls J&K’s U-23 game over selection row

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J&K High Court had barred JKCA from picking the under-23 team after one player Hashim Saleem filed a petition alleging discrepancy in selection. The CK Nayudu Trophy under-23 game between Jammu & Kashmir and Goa had to be stopped in 13th over of the opening day due to a court order passed by the J&K High Court. The court had barred the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association from picking the under-23 team after one player Hashim Saleem filed a petition alleging discrepancy in selection. Saleem had alleged that a selector,…

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Parvez Rasool bags man of the match in a rain hit match of Duleep Trophy

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Parvez Rasool was awarded man of the match in a rain hit match of Duleep Trophy between India Blue and India Green at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. Only first day play was possible in the match with rain washing out the remaining three days. However, the first day heroics were enough to get man of the match award for the JK’s only International cricketer Parvez Rasool. In the first inning India Blue were bundled out for 177 runs , mostly thanks to Parvez Rasool five wicket haul. Making full use…

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Parvez Rasool took 5 wickets for India Green in Duleep Trophy

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Star all-rounder of J&K on Tuesday took five wickets for India Green against India Blue on the first day of the 4-Day Duleep Trophy day night match at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. After missing first match due to his Hajj journey, the only cricketer to have played International cricket from J&K made his presence felt. He first broke dangerous looking third wicket partnership between India Blue skipper Suresh Raina and Manoj Tiwary. Parvez then went on to wreck havoc in India Blue middle order taking five wickets in his bowling…

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Jasia Akhtar becomes first Kashmiri female cricketer to get India camp call

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Jasia Akhtar, the top woman cricketer of Kashmir who plays for Punjab in national arena, on Sunday became first ever Kashmiri female cricketer to be selected for the Indian national women cricket camp scheduled to be held in Bangalore from September 18. Jasia, who is in Punjab at present, was informed about her selection by the selectors. During the camp all the shortlisted cricketers from all over country would be trained and groomed and then the selected players will be divided into various teams before getting final Team India call-up.…

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Dir Tourism inaugurates 25 day Kayaking, Canoeing camp at Nigeen on National Sports Day

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On the occasion of National Sport Day, Director Tourism Kashmir Tuesday morning inaugurated 25-day Kayaking and Canoeing camp for students of various schools at Water Sports Centre Nigeen. Hundreds of the students from Kashmir Harvard School are participating in the camp which will be followed by the students from other schools also. The camp is being organized in collaboration with J&K Water Sports, Kayaking and Canoeing Association. National players of kayaking and canoeing will be imparting training to the students who will be supervised by national women coach and International…

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Irfan Pathan’s Academy to train two young Cricketers from J&K

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The Cricket Academy of Pathans is run by Irfan Pathan and brother Yusuf Pathan. While many former cricketers take to coaching after their playing days are over, Irfan Pathan and brother Yusuf have taken up the job of training young cricketers even when they are still in action, at least at the domestic or Indian premier League level. Their academy — the Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) – is a hub for many cricket aspirants. Among their notable inductees will be two youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir, who will be…

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Mujtaba Yousuf, Anantnag pacer among probables for U-16 team

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A 16-year-old fast bowler, Mujtaba Yousuf, from Bijbehara town has been called to attend a month-long camp at the prestigious National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. The camp, which is a training ground of probables for the India Under-16 team, will be attended by 21 other budding cricketers from across the country from August 21 onwards. Mujtaba is the second cricketer to have come into limelight after Parvez Rasool became the first state cricketer to don the ‘blue jersey’. Rasool also hails from Bijbehara town of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.…

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