Kashmir: Cricket Match Turned into a Battle Ground

ANANTNAG:A finale match was being played between MI Akura and Shamsipora Clubs at Akura Sports Stadium.

Shamsipora winning the toss first managed to give a meager target of 115. Later on with the aggressive bowling spell from Clubs Shamsipora, Akura’s first 4 wickets were bundled out on just 37.

The unfortunate part is that umpires came out with the subjective approach and started favoring the host team.

Later on the crowd from the host team started hurling abuses and invectives towards the guest team crowd.

They further started beating some guests from the Shamsipora side and when some of the boys started defending it, whole of the Akura village came into middle and snatched valuable items and sports kits from the host team.

“How irresponsible and uncivilized is it that, you are being invited somewhere to play a final and later on you are abused and beaten by the hosts,” says Naseer Ahmad who was witnessing a match from the guest team.

They even damaged multiple vehicles from the host team worth lacs.

“We consider ourselves lucky enough that we managed to save ourselves,” says Mudasir Hamid Skipper of So the host team were not willing that some good players should be given out shamsipora.

Actually the host team had hired some players from Sports Bijbehara which is a leading team, and umpires were already paid for that” he further added. (Agencies)