Kashmiri player Manzoor Dar was picked up for the Indian Premier League in 2018. Four years later, with no job or stability, he ekes out a living playing local cricket
When the Punjab Kings franchise raised the paddle to buy Manzoor Dar in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, cricket fans in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in joy.
Dar’s entry into the world’s most famous cricket league was iconic in many ways.
The all-rounder became just the second cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to get an IPL contract – Dar was bought at Rs 20 lakh.