[WATCH] BCCI-accredited journalist not allowed to cover Jammu & Kashmir vs Mumbai Ranji Trophy 2025-26 clash as video goes viral
Watch the viral video on the social media platforms where the BCCI accredited journalist, Mohsin Kamal, wasn't allowed to enter the Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar to cover the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 clash between Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai.
The 2025-26 season of the Ranji Trophy has begun all around the world as Mumbai, the most title-winning state team, faced Jammu and Kashmir in their opening encounter of the event at the Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar. The visitors were under the new leadership of Shardul Thakur after their last year’s captain, Ajinkya Rahane, decided to step down from his place.
However, a video has gone viral where a renowned journalist, Mohsin Kamal, who is the editor of Kashmir Sports Watch, has again been denied entry to the stadium despite being accredited by the BCCI. The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), even in the past, didn’t let him come through to the stadium.
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Kamal has been barred from entering the stadium, even as a spectator, while the general fans are allowed inside the stadium. The stated reason, according to the journalist, is to work for different outlets where he has consistently highlighted the systematic issues within the JSCA, including mismanagement and favoritism toward selective players.
Watch: Renowned journalist denied to cover Ranji Trophy 2025-26 clash between Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai in viral video
These exposés have positioned him as a critical voice for transparency in J&K cricket. But they appear to have led to retaliation from the officials of the ground, such as the head of Srinagar, Majid Dar. The BCCI, despite the rising concerns of Kamal’s appeals, has not taken any step as he keeps missing the chance to cover these games.
In the encounter, Mumbai didn’t make a great start with the bat as they found themselves three down for 74 runs in 22.4 overs. Musheer Khan went back to the dressing room for a three-ball duck while Ayush Mhatre and Ajinkya Rahane got dismissed in their 20s.
At number four, Siddesh Lad bashed 116 runs with the help of 17 boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 74.36, while Shams Mulani remained unbeaten by 79 runs by the end of the day as Mumbai finished the opening day with 336/5 in 83 overs. Yudhvir Singh Charak picked up two wickets in 16 overs.
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