Police detain J&K cricketers who wore Pakistani jersey, sang anthem before match

The team that wore the Pakistani jersey is named after Baba Darya Ud Din, a popular saint whose shrine is situated in Ganderbal.

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir cricketers, who were recently seen wearing Pakistani jersey and singing Pakistan's national anthem during a cricket match, have been detained.

According to ANI, the club cricketers, who triggered a massive controversy with their gesture, have been detained. They were said to be absconding after the incident.

Visuals from J&K's Ganderbal Police stn: Kashmiri cricketers detained allegedly for wearing Pak team’s jersey in a match, playing Pak anthem pic.twitter.com/3SWUJOv3AM — ANI (@ANI_news) April 6, 2017

The match was played at Wayil playground in central Kashmir on April 2 when separatists had called for a bandh to protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir to inaugurate the Chenani-Nashri tunnel.

Here is a video of the incident:

The team members also sang the Pakistani national anthem before the start of the match.

The team that wore the Pakistani green is named after Baba Darya Ud Din, a popular saint whose shrine is situated in Ganderbal.