Omar congratulates J&K for Ranji triumph over Mumbai

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 10: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today congratulated the state cricket team for its historic win over 40-time Ranji champions Mumbai in a Group A match here.
“Well done to the J&K cricket team, beat Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium,” Omar wrote on twitter.
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket team recorded its biggest win in first class cricket by defeating Mumbai by four wickets.
Mumbai have lost for only the 23rd time in 465 games in 81 years of the Ranji Trophy! J&K just the 12th team to beat Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the office bearers and good number of working committee members of JKCA also congratulated the team for this victory. The office bearers included chairman Arvinder Singh Micky; general secretary M L Nerhru; while the WC members included former chairman JKCA, Romesh Mahajan, Ankush Abrol and Chaman Lal Suri. Shubham Khajuria’s coach, Varinder Sharma while congratulating the team, termed the victory greatest ever in the cricketing history of J&K. BCCI Level-I coach, Saleem-ur-Rehman praised the selectors and the team members for this historic win.

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