Muzaffarabad, (Parliament Times) ; Irregularities revealed in recent inter-district cricket trials organized by Pakistan Cricket Board in Azad Kashmir. In the selection process, favored players were awarded through nepotism and fake documents. Cricket fans of Azad Kashmir are disappointed for neglecting Kashmiri cricketers.
While Requesting the Chairman Accountability Bureau Azad Kashmir and other relevant authorities to investigate the matter and take action against the elements who are spreading rumors of merit.
According to reliable sources, extreme irregularities have been seen in the recent inter-district cricket trials organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board in Azad Kashmir. According to sources, players from different districts of Pakistan have created domiciles, identity cards, and other fake documents in the districts of Azad Kashmir, and based on these fake documents, they participated in these trials.
According to sources, Kashmiri cricketers are systematically ignored in favor of players who resort to secret tactics for selection in regional teams.
The source said that on March 5, PCB conducted inter-district cricket trials in Muzaffarabad, in which players from Lahore, Swat, Rawalpindi, Dir, and other areas took advantage of the flaws in the selection process.
Moreover, by making fake documents of Azad Kashmir, Pakistani young cricketers have been selected for regional teams, which has lowered the morale of Kashmiri cricketers, and has caused serious concern among cricket circles, especially Kashmiri cricketers and cricket fans.
Kashmiri players and cricket fans said that there were already few opportunities for players to play in Azad Kashmir and now the Pakistan Cricket Board has discouraged the young players of Azad Kashmir by taking anti-merit measures in this selection process.
It is necessary to conduct a clear and transparent investigation into this matter. So that the rights of Kashmiri players can be remedied and discouraged. National selector Naveed Latif, SGM domestic cricket operation Junaid Zia and PCB director Khurram Niazi have also been demanded to answer on this issue.
According to the fans of cricket, the effects of the selection process apart from merit are far-reaching, which casts a deep shadow on the aspirations and efforts of Kashmiri cricketers and the actions based on nepotism and prejudice on the part of the Pakistan Cricket Board are disappointing for the talented Kashmiri players. If the grievances of the Kashmiri cricketers are not redressed, there will be a protest. The fans said that it is necessary to correct the corrupt system and restore the integrity of the cricketing institutions.
