We fought well in time of adversity: Kashmir cricketer
October 24th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Bangalore, Oct 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s under-22 cricketers, who lost their C.K. Nayudu Trophy match to Karnataka, say they fought well in the backdrop of the bitter incident of their teammate Pervez Rasool being questioned by police on suspicion of carrying explosives.
“We fought well in time of adversity. We tried our best to win and gave a good fight to Karnataka,” Rasool, 21, who was briefly detained by Bangalore police for questioning, told IANS Saturday.
Rasool scored 68 and 35 in the first and second innings of the match that Karnataka won by eight wickets with more than a day to spare.
Echoing Rasool’s sentiments, team coach Abdul Qayoom said that “emotionally it was one of our toughest matches”.
“I am proud of my cricketers. They put up a brave face and played well. I am especially happy for Pervez, who gave his best in the match,” added Qayoom.
Bangalore police had briefly detained Rasool Oct 17 for questioning after a metal detector indicated presence of an explosive substance in his bag. The bag has been sent to a forensic laboratory.
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