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Festive mood at Manzoor Pandav’s village in north Kashmir over his IPL auction

LocalFestive mood at Manzoor Pandav’s village in north Kashmir over his IPL auction

The jubilation is vivid on every face in sleepy Shiganpora village of Bandipora. Happiness has dawned the village, after their ‘Pandav’ made it to this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).

Manzoor Ahmad Dar, famously known as Pandav in Jammu and Kashmir cricket circles will play for Kings XI Punjab side in IPL. At Pandav’s native village, his friends and relatives are distributing sweets to celebrate the joyous occasion that has made the entire village proud.Pandav home

At Pandav’s home, his parents are attending neighbors and relatives. Having been brought up in penury, the parents of Pandav become emotional while talking about their son.

“Since his childhood he was interested in cricket. Although our village have no playground, he had a fire in the belly to achieve something,” said Mukhtar Ahmad Dar, Pandav’s father surrounded by neighbors and relatives.

Dar, himself a farmer said that he had given his son full freedom to chase his dreams.

In another room, Misra Begum is jostled by women. Begum seems happy. But the very next moment she weeps and  narrates the hardships that his son (Pandav) faced to achieve his goal. “We lived a life of penury. We could hardly support him financially. He worked as a wood cutter and as a security guard to meet his expenses,” she said.

Pandav got into the limelight in the state cricket circles for his big hitting ability and strong physique.

He was bought by Kings-XI Punjab against his base price of Rs 20 lakh. (Courtesy Greater Kashmir )

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