Excelsior Sports Correspondent
Kargil, June 9: Beating Shina Guys Majidas by five wickets in the final match, SEWA Sports Latoo Cricket Club clinched the LoC Cricket Cup 2013 in the memory of Shaheed Capt Saurabh Kalia Memorial Cricket Tournament played at Saurabh Kalia Cricket Stadium, Kaksar, here.
Earlier, in the semifinals, Shina Guys Majidas defeated Titanic Kaksar while SEWAK Young Star Kaksar lost to SEWA Sports Club Latoo.
26 teams of Shingo Valley participated in this knock-out tournament which was organised by Indian Army in association with a local Non-Government Oganisation (NGO)-SEWAK.
In the final and valedictory function,Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil, Alhaj Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan was chief guest.
Prominent among others present were Councilor Hardass Constituency Syed Reza Razvi, Cdr, 121 (I) Inf Brigade Kargil, Jatendar Singh , Cdr, 56 Mountain Brigade Drass, Sarpanches, Panches, Army officers and locals of Shingo Valley.
Meanwhile, Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan appreciated the role of Army and local NGO (SEWAK) of the Village Kaksar for organizing such Cricket Tournament in the memory of Captain Saurabh Kalia who gave his sacrifice for people of our country during 1999 Kargil War. He also appreciated the feelings of the local populace of Kaksar village who termed Captain Saurabh Kalia as a villager of Kaksar not as an officer. Since Independence Indian Army is safeguarding the people of Kargil by sacrificing their lives, we will never forget their sacrifices, Kacho added. He also said that people is also giving their full cooperation to Army in safeguarding the border.
Later, Mohammad Hamza of SEWAK thanked CEC, Army Officer for attending final match ceremony of LoC Cricket Cup 2013 in the memory of Captain Saurabh Kalia. He informed that the aim of conducting the Cricket Cup at LoC was to enhance the interaction of the local population with Army and also to bring about a better understanding of each other as well as to channelize the energy of local youths in the right direction.
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