As part of the Khelo India initiative, the Indian Army organized a Women›s Snow Cricket tournament in Panzgam village of Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Friday.
The event witnessed a total of four teams from Kralpora and Meelyal Block.
It was a first-of-its-kind event in the Kupwara district, wherein young girls played cricket on a snowy field, demonstrating communal harmony and passion for sports.
“I am grateful to the Indian army for providing us with a chance to participate in such an event. We are witnessing for the first time a cricket tournament being played on snow in Kashmir,” Saira Bashir (Player), who participated in the snow cricket tournament. Public representatives and locals from the area were present to witness the first-ever winter sports tournament for girls in this area. “It is really huge on part of the Indian army to conduct a cricket tournament amid freezing winter conditions here.
It is through such events one gets a chance to participate in national and international tournaments.
I appeal to parents to encourage their daughters to allow them to participate in such cricket tournaments,” Choudhary Mushtaq, a local resident said. “I enjoyed it a lot. We played cricket in the summer only.
We are thankful to the Indian army for conducting a cricket tournament in the snow here in Kashmir.
