MS Dhoni also spoke about India and Pakistan's cricketing ties during his visit to the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley.
Slamming Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for congratulatory tweet on Pakistan's maiden ICC Champions Trophy triumph over India, seasoned cricketer Gautam Gambhir has suggested that he celebrate the win in Pakistan rather than in Kashmir.
A group of Kashmiri cricketers were arrested after they donned Pakistan's jersey during a match,
A video recently surfaced on social media where the players of a local Kashmiri cricket club were seen sporting Pakistani cricket team's jersey and singing their national anthem before the start of a match.
An official of the Tourism Department said Jonty Rhodes was recently in Gulmarg as he is a keen Rugby enthusiast.
Afridi had unsuccessfully led the Pakistan team in last year’s ICC World T20 2016 in India. Since then, the calls for his retirement have only become louder.
As long as Kashmiris play with bats and not guns, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sees no problem in a cricket league that glorified young militant commanders with teams named after them.
The tournament was scheduled to end in the second week of April but was delayed because of the shutdown in the Valley following the Handwara killings.
Nayeem Bhat, an aspiring cricketer from Handwara, Kashmir was killed on Tuesday afternoon along with two other civilians when protests erupted after the news spread of an alleged molestation.
The army had opened fire to disperse a mob which started pelting stones in protests against alleged molestation of a girl in the town of Handwara, Kashmir.