Jammu, Mar 05: Led by former First Class Cricketer Shafqat Malik, the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Cricket team is gearing up for 26th All India Forest Sports Meet to be held from March 8 to March 15, 2023 at Panchkula in Haryana.
Another former First Class Cricketer, Manzoor Dar will accompany J&K team as Coach.
The team is presently holding practice sessions at Abdul Samad Cricket Academy, Sidhra in Jammu
Apart from Cricket, the Sports Meet includes the games–Table Tennis, Athletics, Lawn Tennis, Chess, Football, Billiards/Snooker, Weightlifting/Powerlifting, Rifle Shooting, Swimming, Badminton and Golf.
J&K’s 52-member contingent including players and officials of various sports disciplines will take part in this prestigious Sports Meet.
J&K’s Cricket Squad: Shafqat Malik (Captain), Basharat Maqdoomi, Fayaz Butt, Zahid Aslam Mughal, Sareer Ahmed, Deepak Sharma, Amit Sharma, Izhar Ahmed Gatoo, Suhail Saleem, Shakeel Khan, Khursheed Slaam, Tauqeer Malik, Naseer Malik and Javaid Ahmad.
