Video of local cricketers in Pak uniform goes viral

Srinagar: A video of a cricket match held at a local ground in the Kashmir valley has gone viral on social media in which players of one team are seen wearing Pakistan team’s uniform and singing the country’s anthem.The match was reportedly played at a ground in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, which along with two other districts goes to the polls later this week. The video of the match shows a speaker making an announcement that Pakistan’s national anthem will be played ahead of the start of the match, following which the two teams stand upright and listen to the anthem. While players of one team were wearing a white uniform, the other team members were wearing the green Pakistani uniform. The match was played on Sunday this week when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the state to inaugurate a tunnel. — TNS