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Kashmir: Are India's willow cricket bats endangered?

Darash Dawood | Adil Akhoon both in Indian-administered Kashmir
October 24, 2023

Millions of cricket bats are manufactured in India from willow wood every year. But how are bat manufacturers in Indian-administered Kashmir dealing with a significant decline in willow trees?

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