Breaking all myths of Kashmiris being sidelined in the national cricket squad, Pervez Rasool, the offspinning all rounder has become the first person from the Valley to wear the team India cap.
Pervez Rasool, along with Haryana player Mohit Sharma, has been picked for the Indian team for the tour of Zimbabwe.
For Rasool the news was unexpected. "It is every cricketer's dream to play for the country and my dream has finally come true today," Rasool told Hindustan Times after hearing the news of his selection.
Incidently Rasool was in a photoshoot for HT when he got the news.
For him, this is a comeback of sorts. In November 2009, Rasool caught the nation's attention for all the wrong reasons.
The under-22 cricketer from Bijbehara village in South Kashmir, was detained by Karnataka police at Chinnaswamy stadium for allegedly being involved in a terrorist attack.
The police had claimed that traces of explosives were found in his cricket kit. Later, the all-rounder was released after forensic investigation cleared his name.
