Srinagar
Irfan Pathan, the mentor of Jammu & Kashmir’s cricket teams across age-groups, left the state on Sunday due to the security advisory issued. The ongoing U-16 and U-19 trials in Srinagar have been postponed due to the situation. The administration has issued an advisory for all tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to leave due to a potential terror threat.
“We have for the time being postponed the second phase of junior team trials… However since there has been a government advisory, I had a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) CEO Mr Bukhari and administrator Justice Prasad. Accordingly, it was decided that boys need to be sent back home,” Irfan Pathan told .
Pathan reportedly left Srinagar only after all the boys from other regions reached home. “I myself personally ensured, at least for a few boys, that they can reach their homes safely. I can understand that their parents were tensed and rightly so. I called up some of them to confirm that they have indeed reached their homes. Now that everyone has left, I left today,” said Pathan.
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