Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) is an organisation that governs and manages

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in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It fields the

Jammu and Kashmir cricket team The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is a cricket team based in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, run by JKCA. It is in the Elite Group C of the Ranji Trophy. Its main home ground is the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, and i ...

in the Ranji Trophy domestic tournament. It is a

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of the

Board of Control for Cricket in India The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the world ...

. JKCA's home ground is the

Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Srinagar, India. It is home to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, JKCA and Jammu and Kashmir cricket team which represents the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union terr ...

in Srinagar, which has held One Day International matches in the past. The association is currently constructing an indoor academy at the stadium, which is also its headquarters. JKCA is registered with J&K Registrar of Societies. In its constitution, all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir are given equal representation in voting.

Administration

Presently, JKCA is run by a three members sub-committee appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket In India. The Committee consists of following: # Brig. Anil Gupta (Member Administration), # Mithun Manhas (Member Cricket Operations & Development) and # Sunil Sethi (Member Legal Affairs).

Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam 2011-12

Between 2011 and 2012, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had given Rs 112 crore for promotion of cricket in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been alleged that there has been a misappropriation of Rs 46.3 crore by the accused. In 2015, a Public Interest litigation (PIL) was filed by two

ers - Majid Yaqoob Dar and Nissar Ahmad Khan - into the alleged scam in the JKCA that had surfaced in 2012, following which the account of the JKCA remained frozen. The case was subsequently handed over to the CBI, to investigate the alleged embezzlement of funds in the cricket association which was headed by

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. National Conference assured complete cooperation on behalf of its chief,

, after the latter was chargesheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam.< ED grills Farooq Abdullah
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Tournaments

* Kashmir Premier League (KPL) * Jammu Premier (JPL) * Jammu and Kashmir Premier League (JKPL) * Kathua Premier League (KPL)

Home ground

, Srinagar - Hosted 2 ODI *

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- Hosted one ODI *

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, Jammu

Notable players

Mithun Manhas Mithun Manhas (born 12 October 1979) is an Indian first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm offbreak and can keep wicket. Indian Premier League Manhas played in the Indian Premier League representing the Delhi Dare ...

- He is a player in the

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. Represented the

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in the fourth season of IPL. In the seventh season of the Indian Premier League, he was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings . * Ian Dev Singh - He is the highest run scorer for J&K in Ranji Trophy and T20s.He has played the highest number of matches for J&K in Ranji Trophy. He also played domestic cricket in Sri Lanka becoming the only International First class player from JKCA. He has played for India Green, Indian Board President's XI, Jammu & Kashmir, Kandy Customs Cricket Club, North Zone, Rest of India. He scored 145 in his debut match for North Zone in Duleep Trophy becoming the First in the state to score century in Duleep Trophy debut
Ian Dev Singh
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Abid Nabi Abid Nabi (born 26 December 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir. He is a right-arm fast bowler and is identified as one of the fastest bowlers in India. He also played for the Delhi Giants in the now-defunct Indian Cri ...

- Considered one of the fastest bowlers in

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. Abid represented

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in the

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. Considered to be one of the fastest in India, Abid was however unlucky to miss senior national cap. *

Parvez Rasool Parvez Ghulam Rasool Zargar (born 13 February 1989) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Jammu and Kashmir. A right-hand batsman and offbreak bowler, Rasool is the captain of the Jammu and Kashmir team and a regular member of I ...

- Rasool was a standout performer for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy, ending the season as its top scorer and highest wicket-taker. In his seven Ranji matches, Rasool scored 594 runs at 54 with two centuries, and took 33 wickets at 18.09 to finish as the third-highest wicket-taker among spinners in the tournament. He was picked for the India A side to play England in a one-day practice match in Delhi, and made a mark when he picked up 7 for 45 for the Board President's XI against the visiting Australians in their tour-opener in Chennai in February 2013. He was then signed on by the Pune Warriors IPL franchise and was also named in the India probables for the Champions Trophy. Rasool belongs to a family of cricketers from the town of Bij Behara in the southern Kashmir valley district of Anantnag, and has represented the state right from the Under-14s level. His elder brother Asif had played two T20s for J&K in 2009, and his father opened the batting for Anantnag. When Rasool was selected for that India A side which played England in a warm-up, he became the first cricketer from J&K to be selected in an Indian team to play an international side, and the fourth - behind Abid Nabi, Surendra Singh and Abdul Qayoom - to be picked in a national-level squad. When he signed with Pune Warriors, he was the first player from J&K to receive an IPL contract. In July 2013, he was rewarded with his first national call-up, for the ODI tour of Zimbabwe.

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