Excelsior Sports Correspondent
DODA, June 4: To boost sports activities in the region and to provide platform to the local cricketers of the State, the Young Star Cricket Club (YSCC) Doda is going to conduct prestigious All India 13th Gufran Memorial T20 Cricket Championship 2017 from June 29, 2017 at Sports Stadium, here.
This was stated by Patron YSCC Doda Manzoor Ahmed Batt while talking to media persons here today.
Batt said that after successful conduct of 12th National Level Cricket event, YSCC is now conducting All India 13th Gufran Memorial T-20 Cricket Championship in which teams from around 20 States of the country, apart from good number of teams from Jammu and Kashmir will participate.
Chairman YSCC Naseer Khora said that it has been decided that the matches of first round would be played on knock out basis while for second round, the matches will be played on league basis, addIing that the matches would be officiated by professional umpires from outside J&K and the matches would be available live on www.cric4u and www.crichq.com.
Meanwhile Chairman Gufran Tournaments Prof Zaheer Abass Hahmi said that this event would not only boost the sports activities but also promote the tourism sector in the State.
Teams desirous to take part in this event can contact Tournament Secretary on Mobile No +91-9906139425, while sponsoring agencies can also contact on the above said number for sponsorship.
Prominent among others present in the Press Conference were General Secretary Faizan A Tramboo, Ilyas Butt, Ashok Shan and Syed Nasir Shah.