Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 4: Punjab emerged winner in both men and women categories of the 9th North Zone Senior Baseball Championship, being organised by J&K Baseball Association under the aegis of Amateur Baseball Federation of India and sponsored by J&K State Sports Council at Bakshi Stadium, here.
In the men category, Punjab defeated Chandigarh by 6-0 homes and lifted the title, whereas in women category, Punjab registered 10-1 homes win over Chandigarh and clinched the title.
However, the J&K team finished third in both the categories and claimed the bronze medal. In semis, J&K’s women team faced a stunning defeat from Punjab by 12-2 homes, whereas men team was mauled by Chandigarh by 2-0 homes.
In the championship, teams from, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh participated.
On the valedictory function, Director General, Youth Services and Sports, Navin Agarwal was the chief guest, who distributed prizes among the participants in presence of PC Bhardwaj, Executive Director, Amateur Baseball Federation of India, President JKBA Mir Manzoor Gazanfar and General Secretary JKBA Fida Hussain Fidvi.
Agarwal said that people do not know much about the Baseball game in our country. But, it is very popular in Foreign Countries and efforts should be made to make it popular and help players who are associated with it, he asserted.
“This is for the first time we have finished third. We competed with the bigger teams of Punjab and Chandigarh. Keeping in view our infrastructure and other things, we are contented with our performance,” said Fida Hussain Fidvi, general secretary, Jammu Kashmir Baseball Association (JKBA).
Talking to media, Punjab team captain, Sanjeev Kumar Jadega said that it is a matter of honour for Punjab.
He dedicated the win to his fans in Punjab. “It was a very tough competition. The boys really played well. We are proud of our efforts which led us to victory”, he added.
Earlier, the championship was inaugurated by Mohammad Akbar Lone, Minister for Higher Education and Secretary J&K State Sports Council Daleep Thusu.
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