Superstar from South kashmir: Meet Ishtiyaq Rasool
Srinagar, April 13: When you are a cricketer from South kashmir, people have expectations from you considering how talented players from South kashmir are and Ishtiyaq Rasool is one among the many stars from South. Probably, among the most famous cricketers from South and valley.
Ishtiyaq belongs to Mattan area of Anantnag. He is known everywhere by his nickname ISH NAG. This name was given to him by locals for his outrageous stroke play. He hits the ball as hard as anyone else. He decimates the bowling attacks.
ISH Nag made it to professional cricket in 2010 and from there, he hasn’t looked back. Iqbal Shah was the one, who kept supporting him along the way. Ish Nag has learned all the basic things about the game by himself he was coached by none.
It’s quite surprising to see that ISH NAG idolises a local Kashmiri cricketer. His idol is Adil Reshi from Srinagar who is also a star cricketer.
Ish Nag was lucky in another matter too. He was born in a cricketing family. All the family members used to play cricket and he took it from there.
Then the big break came in 2013/14 season when he got to play 3 T20’s in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament.
But after that, he never got the chance to represent JKCA again but he is hoping against the odds. He believes, he can still make it to T20 team in coming years.
Ish Nag doesn’t remember how many centuries and 50’s he has scored. He only remembers about his highest score which is a staggering 239 in a T20 match.
Presently, Ish Nag represents Kashmir Gymkhana Cricket Club the old and famous Club of J&K and Kashmir. With some more years of his prime, ISH Nag would want it to count and play at top level again.
