Showkat Ahmad Dar aka Jessi would draw huge crowds to his volley ball matches across the Kashmir valley.
His sudden death in August this year on a volley ball court in Harnag village of Anantnag has not only left his fans devastated but abruptly ended the journey of a player set to make his mark in international championships.
Here is the story of Jessi, Kashmir’s own Maxim Mikhaylov.