Belonging to Rawalpindi Basketball K player Haider Niazi expressed disappointment over the future of basketball in Pakistan but at the same time expressed hope for a good and secure future of sports in Pakistan apart from cricket for the coming generation.
Independent Urdu asked the players and administrators of the Islamabad Basketball League about the future of basketball in Pakistan and its the game I made a special appointment to know about the difficulties faced by them and the government assistance.
Haider Niazi, a player who started playing basketball eight years ago, said that he graduated from Kaler Kahar and was the captain of the basketball team there for five years. Opportunities were also high, but there is not such a big community here.
Talking about his club ‘Dynamite’ which he started three years ago, Haider said that the experience has been great, we have been going to play tournaments in Quetta, Lahore and different places.
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He expressed disappointment on the one hand and hope on the other hand about the future of basketball in Pakistan and said that there is not enough scope yet but the steps taken by the Federal Basketball Association to promote the game in which basketball Incorporating ball league is a good initiative, playing the same game can make a good team of Pakistan who can play internationally as well.
However, he said that basketball does not have such a bright future, but it is hoped that there will be a good and secure future in sports in Pakistan for the next generation apart from cricket.
Basketball assistant coach Umar Mehmood while talking to Independent Urdu said that no one supports basketball. Cricket has more future here because it has fame and money, whereas cricket plays 16 or 17 nations while basketball plays 118 nations.
He requested the government to bring the team game up and support it so that we can participate at some level.
Islamabad Basketball League organizer Dr. Owais Butt said about the basketball league that this league is going to be four months, 9 teams from Islamabad and Rawalpindi participated in it.
Regarding the government initiatives, he said that there is no support from the government, the 9 teams that are playing in this league sponsor themselves, take care of their diet and select their teams themselves. , they have no support from anywhere. Even the basketballs, kits and courts have to be bought themselves.
He also said that if someone wants to play basketball professionally, it is very difficult in this country because there are not enough salaries and not enough income to run one’s house, while good players also get no support from the government. do not have.
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2024-07-30 06:48:00
