India's Irfan Pathan, others leave occupied Kashmir
The ongoing U-16 and U-19 trials in Srinagar have been postponed due to the situation.
(Web Desk) – India’s former crickter Irfan Pathan and other support staffs of the occupied Kashmir’s cricket team were requested to “leave the state at the earliest” after the Indian government’s security advisory.
According to Indian media reports, Irfan Pathan, the mentor of Jammu and Kashmir’s cricket teams across age-groups, left the state on Sunday due to the security advisory issued. The ongoing U-16 and U-19 trials in Srinagar have been postponed due to the situation.
The administration had issued an advisory for all tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to leave due to a potential terror threat.
“We have for the time being postponed the second phase of junior team trials… However since there has been a government advisory, I had a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) CEO Bukhari and administrator Justice Prasad. Accordingly, it was decided that boys need to be sent back home,” Irfan Pathan said.
Pathan reportedly left Srinagar only after all the boys from other regions reached home. “I myself personally ensured, at least for a few boys, that they can reach their homes safely. I can understand that their parents were tensed and rightly so. I called up some of them to confirm that they have indeed reached their homes. Now that everyone has left, I left today,” said Pathan.
JKCA (Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association) was organising selection matches and training camps for the state cricketers in Srinagar in view of the upcoming domestic season.
