Mehbooba congratulates Parvez Rasool for making it to Team India

JAMMU, JANUARY 23: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has congratulated Jammu & Kashmir’s cricketing star, Parvez Rasool for getting selected to Indian squad which would be playing T20 series against England.
The decision to include Parvez Rasool into the Indian squad was taken by BCCI today.
In her congratulatory message to Parvez Rasool, the Chief Minister said it is a moment of joy for the State that one of its sons has made history today by joining the Indian cricket team. She said that she has time and again said that the youth of the State have been bestowed with abundant talent and its only a question of opportunity to display that talent.
Wishing him success ahead, Mehbooba Mufti hoped that Parvez would prove his mettle best in his series against England and make all of us proud.
With his selection, right-arm off spinner Parvez Rasool has become the first cricketer to play for Team India from the State.
The other members of the Indian team selected today by the BCCI include Lokesh Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Virat Kohli(captain), M. S. Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashish Nehra.