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DAWN.COM | Front Page | Indian army?s cricket team turns tail in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Nov 3: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a public rally in Srinagar recently, reportedly without the protection of bullet proof glass. But the Indian armys cricket team turned tail from a national match in the state capital of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, citing security risks.
The refusal by the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) to send its cricket team to go to Srinagar for a Plate Division match against Jammu and Kashmir invited a year-long ban on the team on Tuesday from the prestigious Ranji Trophy tournament. It also invited an angry response from Kashmirs pro-India leader Farooq Abdullah who blamed the SSCBs move on unnamed inimical agencies.
Latest reports said Dr Singh had summoned the defence secretary, the top-most bureaucrat heading the defence ministry, for explanation.
The SSCB cricket team was scheduled to play a Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at Srinagar from Nov 3 to Nov 6.
However, the SSCB forfeited the match, having expressed its inability to send its cricket team to Srinagar. The SSCB has therefore been disqualified from participating in the 2009-10 edition of the Ranji Trophy, in accordance with the rules of the BCCI pertaining to domestic tournaments, BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan said in a statement in New Delhi. BCCI is Indias apex cricket administration body.
A decision on any further action against the SSCB will be taken by the BCCIs working committee, Mr Srinivasan said.
Reacting angrily to the Services team refusing to play in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday he would take up the issue with Prime Minister Singh.
Is this how we project Kashmir globally? What message will it send about Kashmir? I will take this up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he said.
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DAWN.COM | Front Page | Indian army?s cricket team turns tail in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Nov 3: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a public rally in Srinagar recently, reportedly without the protection of bullet proof glass. But the Indian armys cricket team turned tail from a national match in the state capital of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, citing security risks.
The refusal by the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) to send its cricket team to go to Srinagar for a Plate Division match against Jammu and Kashmir invited a year-long ban on the team on Tuesday from the prestigious Ranji Trophy tournament. It also invited an angry response from Kashmirs pro-India leader Farooq Abdullah who blamed the SSCBs move on unnamed inimical agencies.
Latest reports said Dr Singh had summoned the defence secretary, the top-most bureaucrat heading the defence ministry, for explanation.
The SSCB cricket team was scheduled to play a Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at Srinagar from Nov 3 to Nov 6.
However, the SSCB forfeited the match, having expressed its inability to send its cricket team to Srinagar. The SSCB has therefore been disqualified from participating in the 2009-10 edition of the Ranji Trophy, in accordance with the rules of the BCCI pertaining to domestic tournaments, BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan said in a statement in New Delhi. BCCI is Indias apex cricket administration body.
A decision on any further action against the SSCB will be taken by the BCCIs working committee, Mr Srinivasan said.
Reacting angrily to the Services team refusing to play in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday he would take up the issue with Prime Minister Singh.
Is this how we project Kashmir globally? What message will it send about Kashmir? I will take this up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he said.
