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Army apologises, but remains suspended

NDTV Correspondent, Tuesday November 3, 2009, Srinagar

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lashed out at the Indian Army on Tuesday, after the Services cricket team forfeited a Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir.

Despite an apology from the Services team after angry reactions from the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), the BCCI reiterated its ban on the Army's team for this season.

The board said that an apology makes no difference, as the tournament's schedule cannot fit in another match in Srinagar.

Earlier, the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) had said that they had "apologised to the BCCI for the administrative slip-up in despatch of its team and requested them for fresh dates."

The apology came after BCCI banned Services from this year's Ranji Trophy cricket season, for skipping Tuesday's match in Srinagar citing security reasons.

JKCA chief Farooq Abdullah was livid at the Plate Division match's forfeiture; the Sher-E-Kashmir stadium was hosting a Ranji game after a gap of five years,

Abdullah threatened to take up the matter with the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, saying Services had negated the Government of India's positive assessment of the state's security situation.

Jammu and Kashmir earned four points from this forfeited match and will now take on Haryana from November 10-13.

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Posted by Manish on Nov 04, 2009

If there was a threat assesment , there has to be certain grounds to that and should be understood with sanity rether that giving speaches and doing drama. J&K is a state which has a history of voliance. Shame to say the people army is protecting are only once involved in voilance against army. So Mr Abdullah should instead of quoting - he came and she came , should also remember army men are daily dying protecting people against their own j&k people who picked up arms . why he dosent feel ashamed that time and talk like that. He should fall on armys feet reather accusing army.

Posted by Jude on Nov 04, 2009

Shame on the Services !! If this is how self-confident our protectors are, another major attack is certainly on the cards... Beware India !!

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