Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association president Farooq Abdullah has ordered an inquiry into the Ranji team selection fiasco a day after JKCA treasurer Manzoor Wazir had tendered his resignation for failing to end the impasse. Wazir had dispatched his resignation to Abdullah on Friday, stating that he made every possible effort to ease things out between JKCA and Kashmiri players over the issue of team selection and captaincy, but all...
08:13 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) treasurer Manzoor Wazir on Friday submitted his resignation citing failure to defuse the crisis engulfing the state team. Recently, state team players from Kashmir had levelled charges of regional bias against coach Bishen Singh Bedi and accused him of preferring Jammu players over them. ...
06:35 PM, Nov 30, 2012
The crisis in Jammu and Kashmir cricket has taken a turn for the worse with players from the Kashmir region refusing to represent the state team. ...
05:04 PM, Nov 29, 2012
A day after 12 Kashmiri cricketers boycotted a Ranji match alleging regional bias, the dispute seems to have been resolved. The players and the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) are reportedly working out a compromise now. It could involve an apology by the players. ...
01:45 PM, Nov 27, 2012
In what seems to be the beginning of yet another Kashmir versus Jammu row, over 12 cricket players from Kashmir valley, including the state team captain Samiullah Beigh, have boycotted matches citing regional bias at the hands of the selectors and coach Bishen Singh Bedi. ...
10:03 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Srinagar: The multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association is getting murkier. The whistleblower of the scam has claimed that he has been receiving threats. "I am getting threats clearly by people who have been beneficiaries of the scam. I have also detected huge siphoning of money by the officials," whistleblower Manzoor Wazir said. This came even as an internal panel began its investigations in the case. Meanwhile,...
08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Srinagar: The tainted Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Aslam Goni has been promoted and named the manager of Team India for the South Africa tour. Aslam Goni was named in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam, in which officials allegedly embezzled crores of BCCI funds. Team India's tour of South Africa is a one-match tour and the T20 match will be played on Friday. The BCCI is yet...
09:10 AM, Mar 30, 2012
The arrest of two cricketers has touched a raw nerve in Kashmir. ...
08:02 AM, Oct 20, 2009
