"Twenty-eight-year-old Adeel Sahibzada is amongst the new breed of Kashmiris making waves internationally. Born in Srinagar, Sahibzada had a lot on the ball. After moving to Canada in 2000 he dribbled his way to success by co-founding a non-profit organisation to impart basketball training to teenagers hailing from impoverished backgrounds. In 2013 he was awarded the: Agents of Change certificate from the Centre for Social Innovation for mentoring 2,200 children in Canada and the US and is planning on introducing training camps in his hometown as well.

It wasn't until the age of 11, after migrating to Canada, that Sahibzada fell in love with the swish sound of a ball passing through the hoop. Just as any other Kashmiri, Sahibzada too was initially fond of cricket. "It was my first sport. I was an excellent bowler and batsman," he says. "However, my opportunities at cricket were limited once I moved to Canada. So I had to pick up a new hobby and a new sport," he explains."

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