India, Feb. 28 -- "Mithun Manhas' appointment in the Union Territory's cricket administration was a gamechanger for J&K cricket," says the state selection committee chief, Sarabjit Singh, the former Services player.

The results are there to see. In 2021, appointed member of a three-member JKCA sub-committee that was formed after the J&K high court directed BCCI to take over the state unit's running due to mismanagement, Manhas' emphasis on a professional set-up and better facilities helped improve the performances of the teams. Last season, J&K reached the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, and on Saturday as BCCI president Manhas he had the honour of handing over the trophy to skipper Paras Dogra.

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