Ashok Chaturvedi felicitates Indian visually impaired cricket team

The Indian Blind Cricket Team, affiliated with the Cricket Association for the Blind (CABI), has completed a hat-trick by winning its third T20 World Cup for the blind. The team beat Bangladesh by an impressive margin of 120 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 

In addition to the CSR funding, Chaturvedi also gave a cheque of Rs 51,000 each to the 17 players, part of the current squad of the Indian Blind Cricket Team, their coach, and physio, at the felicitation ceremony held at UFlex’s corporate office.

Chaturvedi said, “It is heartening to see the hat-trick performance of the Indian Blind Cricket Team at the T20 World Cup and we are all proud of the achievement. The team’s winning streak in the World Cup is a testament to the fact that with the right support and motivation, you can be a winner, in spite of all odds. It has not been an easy journey for these cricketers but their grit and determination has put them on the global map. We would like to urge the BCCI to recognise the Indian Blind Cricket Team and provide strong financial support to the players so that they can continue to make India proud. We, at UFlex, are glad that we got an opportunity to play our role in promoting cricket for the blind and will continue to cheer for them on their journey.”

Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), is the apex body governing, organising and developing cricket for the blind in India and has 24 state associations and over 25,000 players affiliated at various domestic level tournaments in India. CABI is affiliated to World Blind Cricket (WBC) and Indian Paralympic Committee and is the cricketing arm and initiative of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled.