Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) Announces Indian Blind Cricket Team's Tour to England for a Bi-Lateral Series in May and Bahrain fo

Chandigarh, 22nd May 2015: Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) affiliated to Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and World Blind Cricket (WBC) today announced Indian Blind Cricket Team's Tour to England for Bi-Lateral Series and Bahrain for friendly matches. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have invited Indian Blind Cricket team to play 3 T-20 and 3 One Day International matches in England from May 24th – 31st in England. While Men in Blue will be in Bahrain from 1st- 4th June 2015.



The team will arrive in India on 5th of June. The team has been practicing in Valsad, Gujarat since 18th May and is all set to take on the English.



Captain Shekar Nayak said: "The team is well prepared and is in good form. Recent experiences of playing zonals and earlier World Cup wins make me confident of a win in the Bi-lateral series too. We have a good coach who has been working hard with us and the boys are very determined."



Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar General Secretary, CABI said: "The proposed tour is very important as the champions are playing first international tournament after the World Cup victory. This will be a good preparation for the forthcoming 2nd T20 World Cup for the blind in 2016 . We are going to host it and hoping to organize the tournament in multi cities at a grand scale. It is a great honor and pleasure that Ms. Caralisa Monteiro popular playback singer from Bollywood and exceptionally good sports person herself has kindly agreed to be a Brand Ambassador for CABI. I am sure her association with us will boost our image and bring lot of support from various quarters including Bollywood."











Caralisa Monteiro, Singer and Brand Ambassador, CABI said: "This is a really special day for me to be a face of CABI. I am feeling proud and honored to share the stage with these real life champions. I am sure they will repeat the history and will make us all proud again. I humbly appeal all the Indians to once again cheer their heart out for the Men in Blue".



Itinerary of Indian Blind Cricket Team Tour to England



Date


Matches


Venue

22nd May 2015





Arrival of Indian team in England

24th May 2015


1st ODI


Leamington Cricket Club

25th May 2015


2nd ODI


Wolverhampton Cricket Club

28th May 2015


1st T-20


The KIA Oval

29th May 2015


3rd ODI


Arundel

30th May 2015


2nd & 3rd T-20


Arundel

31st May 2015





Departure of Indian team





About Cricket for the Blind:

There are thousands of blind cricketers in India waiting for an opportunity to explore their passion for cricket and prove their abilities to contest at the International levels like any of their cricketing peers in the country. Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled through its sports body CABI endeavors to provide them with this unique opportunity. Besides, sports as is well known opens up employment vistas for persons with visual impairments, physically challenged and economically weaker.

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