As long as Kashmiris play with bats and not guns, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sees no problem in a cricket league that glorified young militant commanders by naming teams after them. The controversial cricket league, which concluded recently in south Kashmir, was organised in memory of Khalid Muzaffar Wani, the slain brother of Burhan Wani, Hizbul Mujahideen commander, who has become a new face of militancy in Kashmir. Of the 16 participating teams, three — ‘Burhan Lions’, ‘Khalid Aryans’ and ‘Aabid Khan Qalandars’ — were named after young…
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