Srinagar, Oct 14: In a historic first, the Kashmir Willow Manufacturers Association, led by GR-8 Sports, was invited by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) – a world-famous club that owns Lord’s Cricket Ground that is known as the ‘Home of Cricket’ – and supported by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the global governing body for cricket, to participate in an international conference at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, focused on the future of cricket bats and the sustainability of willow wood.

The global Cricket Bat Conference brought together leading cricket bat, ball, and equipment manufacturers, including Kookaburra, Duke, SG India, CA Pakistan, Gray-Nicolls (GM), and JS Wright and Sons.

Representing India and the Kashmir willow industry, GR-8 Sports made a strong case for recogn

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