Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud Din today inaugurated the first ever All India Postal Cricket Tournament organized by Department of Posts, Jammu & Kashmir. Addressing the inaugural function, the Minister appreciated the J&K Postal Circle for organising the event. He said cricket has a passionate appeal among youth and the game is very popular among the masses.Mr. Taj said the State Government has taken up a massive programme of upgrading sports infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir. He said under the programme sports complexes and stadia would be raised at every block and the facilities would also be strengthened.Asking the participant players to see for themselves the changed situation on the ground, the Minister asked them to act as ambassadors of peace for Jammu & Kashmir and carry the message from here to their respective States. He said J&K is very eager to host all such events in future also keeping in line with its highest tradition of hospitality.
The tournament will last for 5 days and matches will be played at three grounds viz. Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, Kashmir University Cricket Stadium and Islamia College Cricket Stadium. 19 matches will be played in the tournament which will concluded on October 25.Teams from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Odhisa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and host Jammu & Kashmir Postal Circles are participating in the tournament. More than 220 players and officials are participating in the tournament.