Jammu & Kashmir state team captain Parvez Rasool has once again voiced his opinion for betterment of cricket facilities for his state team amidst all the political tensions.
He is the only cricketer from his state team with one T20I and ODI cap each and is the only source of motivation for all his fellow aspiring cricketers.
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“The idea is to give 100 percent in every match, be it as a bowler, batsman or a senior member of the team. I know that the youngsters in the side are looking at me as role model. So I have to do this,” Rasool told Express on Thursday. “I am giving my best day in, day out,” the off-spinner said.
“For the last three to four years, I hoped that the situation would change but it hasn’t. I hope it will in the near future,” he said. “There is nothing in Jammu and Kashmir, no grounds, no association. If you look at our team, these boys have performed as good as you can get out of them,” Rasool added.
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Parvez Rasool, who fell three short of a century in the season opener, also picked up a five-for in a Duleep Trophy match in October. “I always have this thing in my mind that I have to perform whichever team I am playing for. As players, you can only do well. The rest is in the hands of the selectors,” said Rasool, when asked about chances of getting back to the Indian team.
Ranji Scorecard
Group A: In New Delhi: Hyderabad 474/9 dec (Ambati Rayudu 112, T Ravi Teja 70, B Sandeep 82, Akshath Reddy 69, Manish Rao 3/76, Karan Thakur 3/96) vs Railways 35/1. In Pune: Maharashtra 245 vs Karnataka 461/2 (Mayank Agarwal 219 n.o, R Samarth129, Karun Nair56 n.o).
Group B: In Thumba: Kerala 219 & 45/1 vs J&K 173 (Khajuria 41, Akshay KC 4/37, Sijomon Joseph 3/45, Jalaj Saxena 3/57).
Group C:
In Vizianagram: MP 321 (HS Bhatia 88, Prithvi Raj Yarra 4/56) vs Andhra 177/5 (Hanuma Vihari 77, B Sumanth 57). In Bhubaneshwar: Mumbai 289 (Basant Mohanty 4/51) & 58/3 (Prithvi Shaw 46) vs Odisha 145 (Biplab Samantaray 72 n.o, Nayar 3/27, Gohil 3/36).
