RAHI SHAMSHAD
PATTAN: Molvi Imran Raza Ansari kicked off the late Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (RA) Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament at Pattan in district Baramulla here on Saturday.
This is the second edition of this tournament, which is being held in the name of the late Movli Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (RA). This tournament is fully sponsored by Ex-MLA Pattan Molvi Imran Raza Ansari.
The inaugural match of the T20 Cricket Tournament was played between PCC Pattan and MM Motors Lawypora Srinagar.
While talking with Valley Observer “Ex-MLA Pattan briefed about the motive of this tournament, Ansari mentioned that I am sponsoring this tournament in the name of my late father who always used to say that we should keep our youth away from drugs and other unlawful activities so I carried out his mission and I have kicked off this tournament just to make sure our youth will stay healthy physically as well as mentally”.
“The main motive behind this is to keep our future generation away from drugs and other harmful activities, our future generation is our asset so we need to keep them healthy and motivated”, Ansari added
“My dream is to see our youth excel in the field of sports activities and mark their names on the top note, earlier we seen many icons like Abdul Samad, Parvaiz Rasool and other players who have marked their presence in international as well as in national tournaments. Our youth have a lot of potential to show their talent all they need is a platform”, Ansari said.