The sixth round of Ranji Trophy has started. During this time a match is being played between Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir. In this match to be held from Thursday, January 23, Umar Nazir from Pulwama, Kashmir emerged as the hero. He showed the way to the pavilion to India's legendary batsmen like Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. Then he took the wicket of Shivam Dubey, who had played for India. Apart from this, by dismissing wicketkeeper-batsman Hardik Tamore, he single-handedly broke the back of Mumbai's strong batting line up. But do you know that he once lived under the shadow of terror? Let us know how Omar Nazir is wreaking havoc in Ranji after emerging from the den of terror?

Grew up in fear of terrorists

The story of 31 year old Umar Nazir, who performed brilliantly for Jammu and Kashmir, is full of struggles. His struggle started as soon as he was born. Umar was born in the year 1993 in Pulwama, Kashmir. This district is considered a stronghold of terrorists and Umar grew up in this fear. Let us tell you that in February 2019, there was a terrorist attack on the Indian Army here, in which about 40 soldiers were martyred. From this we can imagine how difficult the life of common people is here. But no difficulty could stop Umar from playing cricket. He started playing amidst all the challenges and later became a part of Jammu and Kashmir's Under-19 and then senior team.

Had to stay away from family

Resources were always a challenge for Omar Nazir in Jammu and Kashmir. Therefore many times he had to go outside the city and state. But in the year 2019 this challenge doubled. With the removal of Section 370, security was increased in the state. The alertness of the army was increased especially in Kashmir. Apart from this, the internet was shut down and telephone lines were cut. Due to this he was completely cut off from his family and friends. He was neither able to return to his home nor was he able to talk to them. He had to stay away from his family for several months.

Irfan Pathan became the messiah

In this hour of crisis under Omar Nazir, former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan emerged as a messiah. He organized a pre-season training camp for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team in Baroda. Umar Nazir also became a part of it and learned the qualities of bowling from him. Umar benefited from this camp and his performance gradually improved. He gave brilliant performances one after the other for his team and made a name for himself. Till the time of writing the news, Umar had taken 4 wickets for 41 runs in 11 overs against Mumbai.