Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR 28 Aug: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Vice-President Yudhvir Sethi today said that there are thousands of cricket and soccer players besides fans in Kashmir who need patronage and encouragement. The way Kashmir is producing world class cricketers and soccer players, we need to adopt many who cannot afford expensive kits or travel to far off places to train themselves in their respective sports, he added.
Yudhvir Sethi was speaking after giving away prizes amongst winners of cricket tournament finals of two leagues Kandi Premier League (KPL) and Guhan Premier League (GPL) held at Guhan, Baramulla today. Friends Eleven Club lifted the trophy of KPL with super over while Kandi Warrior won GPL by 17 runs. The tournament was organised by Mohammad Anwar Khan, General Secretary of local unit of BJP and Peace Foundation along with 52 Rashtriya Rifles (RR). Yudhvir Sethi was the chief guest.
Sethi said that corporate houses are needed to adopt if not team some players and completely sponsor their education and sporting activities so that they don’t have to think of anything else other than their game. We are capable of producing world class players for which we have infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir but what is needed is sponsorship for players who can’t afford to go train themselves in better sports academies.
“We need to go beyond these events and sponsor young players abroad so that they get trained in better sports academies and return with sharpened skills”, he said adding that sports build character and enhances physical endurance in youth.
Yudhvir Sethi said that winning or losing is part of game and hoped that more such matches will be organised to involve youth in more sporting activities.
Later, the chief guest distributed prizes amongst winners and runner up team and also awarded players of the match in different categories.
Later, Sethi met party workers and also listened to their demands. Besides Mohammad Anwar Khan others present on the occasion were Farida, District President Mahila Morcha, Rubina, District General Secretary Mahilla Morcha and Jang Bahadur Singh, Gurdwara President Guhan.
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