Times of Islamabad

Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan along with 100 other Kashmiri cricketers asked to leave Srinagar immediately

Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan along with 100 other Kashmiri cricketers asked to leave Srinagar immediately

SRINAGAR – Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan along with 100 other Kashmiricricketers asked to leave Srinagar immediately by Indian Forces.

Occupied Jammu and Kashmir cricket team mentor-cum-coach Irfan Pathan saidhe, along with around 100 other cricketers, have been asked to leave acricket camp in the state at the earliest.

This came after the Jammu and Kashmir administration issued an advisory totourists and Amarnath Yatris to leave the Valley immediately, citing terrorthreat.

Speaking to ANI, Pathan said, “Our camp has been shut down and thecricketers were sent back to their homes.

The camp was from June 14 to July 14 and after a break of ten days, thecamp restarted from July 25. Yesterday, about 100 players were sent back totheir homes.”

“The matches were scheduled from July 31 till August 17. These matches wereorganised for the selection of district cricketers,” he added.