Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: In order to find out new talent and provide opportunities to the players belonging to the far flung areas, Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association is conducting ‘Talent Hunt 2023 which began from today.
The Talent Hunt is being conducted at six different venues including Srinagar, Kupwara, Bijbehara, Jammu, Kishtwar and Poonch. The players from Kupwara and Baramulla districts will participate in trials at Galizoo Stadium, Kupwara from tomorrow, while the players from districts Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam will participate in trials at Govt. Boy’s Secondary School, Bijbehara on April 29 and 30.
The players belonging to the districts of Central Kashmir and Bandipora and including Ladakh will participate in trials at Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar from May 1 to 3.
In Jammu region, the trials will begin at Kishtwar for the players of Kishtwar, Ramban and Doda at GDC Kishtwar on April 27 and 28, while for Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi at Army Ground, Poonch on May 6 and for players belonging to the remainder districts of Jammu will attend the trials at JKCA Complex, Jammu from April 30 to May 4.
Brig. Anil Gupta (Retd.), Member Administration, JKCA said that keeping in mind the lessons learnt from last year’s Talent Hunt, a few changes have been made in Talent Hunt 2023.
“This year’s hunt is being organised only for junior age groups namely U-16 & U-19 boys and U-15 and U-19 girls. However, in view of the introduction of the U-23 format for women, this year by the BCCI, U-23 Women Talent Hunt has also been included,” he informed.
Brig. Gupta said that two different selection committees for Jammu and Kashmir regions have been made. These selection committees will conduct trials at all venues to ensure uniformity in the selection.
“We are determined to identify new talent, train them and thereafter provide them a platform to showcase their talent at both the UT and National level,” said Sunil Sethi JKCA.
The players selected during the ‘Talent Hunt’ will help in further strengthening our teams and provide a pool for the future, Mithun Manhas, JKCA.
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