Irfan Pathan, a cricketer who arrived in the city for the Ranji match to be held in Jammu soon, said that there is no dearth of talent among the cricketers of Jammu and Kashmir. Just need to identify and refine it. To raise the morale of young cricketers, he described IPL as the best platform.The cricketers were asked to play from the government aspect.

What will you say on the selection of cricketers in the IPL: According to sources, playing on a platform like IPL increases the morale of young cricketers. This gives an opportunity to play and sit with international players, where it gets encouragement, there is more improvement in talent. The selection of Rasik Salaam and Abdul Samad in the IPL shows how much talent there is among the youth here.

What will JKCA's talent hunt continue: Irfan said, "I will talk to the JKCA to continue the talent hunt constantly so that more talents emerge. Rasik Salaam and Abdul Samad are the results of this talent hunt. Earlier he was neither selected in Under-16 nor 19. We saw his talent andin a year he also played IPL with the senior team of J&K. All this happened under special planning and J&K found a great player. Due to the bandh in Kashmir this year, we could not get a talent hunt but will continue it."What do you agree with the sports structure in the state: It is being said that there is development in sports infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir for the last 2 years. JKCA has played a big role in this. Started district level cricket competitions in Jammu and Kashmir, got league matches done. Many talents emerged from this. Increasing sports infrastructure gives more opportunities to the youth so that they can perform better.