PM Modi calls Winter Games, snow cricket "an extension of Khelo India movement"

In his first Mann Ki Baat of the year Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday talked about the snow cricket matches during the Winter Games in Kashmir and called it an extension of Khelo India movementDuring the 97th edition of his monthly radio address Prime Minister Modi also urged the visitors to attend such events whenever they plan a trip to KashmirWinter Games were organized in Syedabad Kashmir The theme of these Games was Snow Cricket You might think Snow Cricket would be a very exciting game and you are absolutely right Kashmiri youth make cricket even more amazing in the snowThrough this there is also a search for young players in Kashmir who will later play as Team India In a way this is also an extension of the Khelo India Movement In Kashmir there is a lot of enthusiasm among the youth regarding sports In the coming times many of these youth will win medals for the country and will hoist the tricolour I would suggest that the next time you plan a trip to Kashmir take out time to visit such events These experiences will make your trip even more memorable Modi saidAlso readKhelo India Youth Games to commence in Madhya PradeshJammu and Kashmir has produced some really exciting cricketing talent as of late One of the most brilliant emerging talents from here is pace sensation Umran Malik The 23yearold is also known as the Jammu ExpressUmran earned a lot of acclaim across the world after his exploits in the Indian Premier League 2022 which saw him take 22 wickets in 14 matches with the best bowling figures of 525 Legendary pacers Dale Steyn also the bowling coach of Umrans IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad and Brett Lee are some of the mighty figures of the sport who were impressed with Umrans sheer pace which made it easy for him to cross the 150 mark while bowlingHe has represented India in eight ODI matches in which he has taken 13 wickets with the best bowling figures of 357 Umran has also played seven T20I matches for India in which he has taken nine wickets with the best bowling figures of 348 His wickettaking ability and knack to disturb a batters footwork with his pace have made him an exciting talent to watch out forUmran is currently a part of Indias T20I squad for the ongoing series against New Zealand The second T20I will be played in Ranchi on SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever