IUST Cricket Tournament concludes in Kashmir

SPORTS DESK: School of Health Sciences won the second Vice Chancellor’s Employees Cricket tournament by defeating School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The week-long tournament organised by the Directorate of Physical Education of the Islamic University of Science & Technology began September 27.

Chief Guest and Registrar IUST, Prof Naseer Iqbal, who captained one of the teams of the tournament, expressed his satisfaction over the successful completion of the tournament which has contributed to sporting fervor within the varsity.

Assistant Director Physical Education, Dr Hilal Ahmad Rather said, “It is for the first time that such a mega event for employees has been organised at IUST in which more than 120 employees took part.

“The aim of the tournament was to curtail the Psychological stress caused due to Covid-19 Pandemic.”

During the presentation ceremony, man of the match award was given to Tabashir Bashir from the School of Health Sciences team and man of the series was given to Dr Showkat Hussain Bhat from BVOC team. (India Blooms)