Indian men’s blind cricket team visits British Parliament

The Indian men’s blind cricket team and the officials of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) paid a special visit to the British Parliament ahead of their start of the campaign in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham. Blind cricket has been included in the World Games for the first time and Team India is gearing up for the tournament. The men’s blind cricket team reached London on Monday. CABI officials and the men’s blind cricket team were accompanied by Omaar Singh and Rohan from the Lord Karan Bilimoria (University of Birmingham Chancellor) office as the players relived the history, literature and politics that one would have read during their school or college days on British Government. The Indian women’s Blind Cricket Team arrived for the IBSA World Games 2023, in Birmingham on Thursday. The Indian women’s team will take on Australia to begin their campaign on August 20 while the men’s team will take on Pakistan on the same day. The 2023 IBSA World Games, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), would witness over 1250 players and officials from 70 countries participating. The games was started from August 18 and go on till August 27. Powerlifting, judo, goalball, football, chess, tenpin bowling, shooting, showdown, archery, tennis and blind cricket will feature in the tournament. Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) last week announced the captains for the Indian Blind Cricket teams (both men and women) that will represent the country in the World Games 2023.

India’s Cricket team for IBSA
Basappa Waddagol – B1, Mohammed Jafar Iqbal – B1, Maharaja Sivasubramanian – B1, Omprakash Pal – B1, Nareshbhai Balubhai Tumda – B1, Nilesh Yadav – B1, Ajay Kumar Reddy Illuri – B2 (Captain), Venkateswara Rao Dunna – B2 (Vice-captain), Pankaj Bhue – B2, Rambir Singh – B2, Nakula Badanayak – B2, Irfan Diwan – B2, Prakasha Jayaramaiah – B3, Sunil Ramesh – B3, Deepak Malik – B3, Durga Rao Tompaki – B3, Dineshbhai Chamaydabhai Rathva – B3.