SRINAGAR- Prime Minister Narinder Modi on Sunday spoke about Snow Cricket held at Syedabad, Pulwama, Kashmir in his radio programme ‘Man Ki Baat’.
In the programme, PM Modi said that apart from snow-capped mountains and natural beauty, there is much more to know and admire about Kashmir.
The PM said that in Syedabad, Pulwama of Kashmir the Snow Cricket was held in winter games. He said that snow cricket is more entertaining, this makes it even more interesting that those games help to identify players who shall play for Team India in future.
He suggested to tourists, “Next time when you visit Kashmir, take your time to watch such programmes too. That will make your trip more memorable.”
Sports activities across Pulwama have touched a new milestone with the provision of sports infrastructure in all Panchayats.
Pertinently, under the mission of play fields in each panchayat, land in Syedabad (Pastuna) Panchayat of Tral Sub Division was identified and a playfield was developed under MGNREGA in FY 2022-23, and the village witnessed a big tournament during this winter.
The cricket match in chilai kalan was held in Syedabad (Pastuna) on the smooth surface of Snow for the first time during this winter.
The sports theme of this winter game was Snow Cricket and was a local talent hunt in cricket. This is for the first time that youth were directly benefited by CSSs.
This is a positive and a vibrant change, and shall have far reaching and best results in coming times with youth getting engaged in sports which develops the competition and leadership qualities.
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