Doda, July 11::The relentless hard work, Sleepless nights to host a Cricket tournament on the pattern of Indian Premier League by Manzoor Ahmed Batt is not a Tournament but inspiration for youths towards health society.

The 16th Gufran Memorial Cricket Tournament 2026 going on in Doda is the live example of efforts and enthusiasm of Manzoor Ahmed Butt for colourfull furture of coming generations.
To maintain consistency discipline and decorum for this months long Tournament that to when the teams from not only India are participating but form Srilanka including Zimbabian cricketer also an extremely laborious task and hard task .
Whereas day and night matches, arrangement of lights and equipment’s to project picture of an IPL standard matches is glaring proof of managerial capabilities of management Manzoor Ahmed Butt Pattron of Young Star Cricket Club host of Gufran Memorial Cricket Tourment, Zaheer Abbass Hashmi CEO of the tournament, Naseer Ahmed Khora Chairman, Abid Pampori co-organisor, and Faizan Tramboo President of the tournament have utilised their best to make the tournament succes by working right from 8 am morning to 1am mid night and deserve applauds for providing chance to youths to see Indian and Srilankan players playing in Doda stadium.
A big event of entertainment for public. Jampacked stadium at night reflects the efforts of management team. Official and moral support provided of District Administration has added impetus to this Tournaments, reveals Firdoos Rather Social Activist who has further suggested for expansion of boundaries of Stadium by removing 1st three stairs of stadium stands and extending top rim of outer wall on pillars to create extended sitting platform and hope for bigger matches in future, necessary for welfare of youths, directing them towards healthy society free from drugs, , narcotics and other social evils.