Bijbehara : U/19 Cricket and 7 aside Cricket Championship being organized by the Department of Youth Services & Sports was kick-started by the senior functionaries of the District administration and Youth Services & Sports Department in a here at Bijbehara, the Cricketing hub of south Kashmir.
District Teams from Anantnag, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Baramulla, Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Shopian and Kupwara are participating in the mega sports tournament. 150 student players are taking part in the tourney. The inaugural match was played between the District Teams of Kupwara and Anantnag. Budding cricketers who will outshine their counterparts and fellow players during the matches of the ongoing tournament will be playing at the next level and will compete at Divisional Inter-State level as a team. The sports Extravaganza shall conclude on 29th of this month.
Director General Youth Services & Sports J&K, Dr.Saleem-Ur-Rehman along with District Development Commissioner Anantnag Mohammad Younis Malik inaugurated the sports extravaganza. While speaking to the gathering of students, field staff of YS&S and sports lovers from the district said that to harvest sportsman spirit in young blood sports activities play a pivotal role and parents have an important role to play in this regard. Dr. Saleem also stated that the Department of Youth Services & Sports is proactively trying to create a better sports atmosphere in the state of J&K and all possible initiatives are being taken in this direction. He said that those talented student players who will have an impressive performance at Zonal, District, Divisional and State Level shall represent the sate at National Level.
He applauded all such efforts of District Administration Anantnag, District Police Lines Anantnag and District Youth Services & Sports Office of the District which are helping local youth in showcasing their sports talent. He assured that the Department of Youth Services & Sports will leave no stone unturned in tapping and channelizing sports talent in the state of J&K.
Besides others who made their presence on the inauguration of the cricket tournament include Joint Director Kashmir, Youth Services & Sports, SDM Bijbehara, Ab Rashid, District Youth Services & Sports Officer, Anantnag Noor Ul Haq and Principal Boys Hr. Sec. School Bijbehara Ajaz Ahmad.
