The India blind cricket team is a national

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team of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Team India is run and organised by the

Cricket Association for the Blind in India The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) is the apex body conducting cricket for the blind across India, having inherited responsibility in 2010 from the former Association for Cricket for the Blind in India (ACBI). Registered in ...

(CABI) which is affiliated with the

World Blind Cricket Council World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) is an administration of blind cricket to manage it at international level. The WBC was established in September 1996 when a meeting held in Delhi, India to promote and control the blind cricket globally. George ...

(WBCC). The team participates in all

One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...

and

Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...

cricket matches. India beat Pakistan the T20 World Cup in 2012. In 2014 ODI World Cup championship was won by

defeating the two-time winner

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. On 12 February 2017, India defeated Pakistan in the final Indiaof T20 World Cup at Bengaluru, India. On 20 January 2018, India again defeated Pakistan in the final of ODI World Cup championship at Sharjah.

Important milestones

First T-20 World Cup Cricket Championship for the Blind – 2012

* The first ever T – 20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind was held from 1 to 13 December 2012 in Bangalore. * Participating countries included

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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

and India * The brand ambassador was Shri Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian cricket team * The title sponsor was

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* 36 matches were played between 2–11 December on a league cum knockout basis * India and Pakistan contested the final on 13 December * Team India emerged champions Wb1a

Fourth One Day International World Cup Cricket Championship for the Blind – 2014

* The 4th One Day World Cup was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 27 November to 7 December 2014 * Participating countries included Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, England, and Australia & India * The Indian team comprising 17 players from 10 states in India, was led by Captain Shekhar Naik. The youngest player, simply called Golu, from Jharkhand, was 14 years old * Team India successfully chased the stiff target of 389 runs set by Pakistan, defeating them in a pulsating climax * The Indian Team was received at the airport by Shri Ananth Kumar, Minister of Chemicals and & Fertilizers, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment and Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. * The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, met the team at his official residence. Later in his radio address to the nation titled ‘Mann ki baat’, he portrayed the members of the blind cricket team as role models

First T20 Asia Cup Cricket Championship for the Blind – 2016

* The first-ever T20

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Cricket Championship for the Blind 2016, was held in Kochi, Kerala, India from 17 to 24 January 2016 * Participating countries included India Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * In all, 10 league matches were played between 8 and 22 January 2016 * The top two teams from the league matches, India & Pakistan, contested the finals played on 24 January 2016 * Chasing a massive target of 209 off 20 overs set by India, Pakistan crumbled to defeat with 163 off 18.4 overs * The Indian team is now the only team to win all three International Championships including the T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and T20 Asia Cup * Congratulatory calls were received by the team from Mr Thawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment and Mr Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Indianteam

Second T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind
2017

CAB
Samarthanam
is glad to announce the Second T–20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind which will be organized jointly by Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) in association with Samarthanam from 28 January to 12 February 2017. The hosting rights for the World Cup were conferred to CABI by World Blind Cricket Ltd. (WBC) during the 17th Annual General Meeting of WBC held in Cape Town, South Africa on 25 November 2014. In T-20 World Cup 2017, all major test-playing countries will be participating. Confirmed participating nations include Australia, Bangladesh, England, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies and the host, India. 48 Matches will be played including Semi finals and Finals, on league cum knockout basis in multi cities across India. A grand opening ceremony will be held with a ceremonial march past by all the participating teams, followed by cultural events, celebrity appearances and dance performances by known artists. Over 40,000 people are expected to be a part of the inaugural ceremony. The event will greatly bolster the game of blind cricket and the cricketers.

2018 Blind Cricket World Cup

The 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was the fifth

Blind Cricket Blind cricket is a version of the sport of cricket adapted for blind and partially sighted players. It has been governed by the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) since 1996. So far, five Blind World Cups have been held: New Delhi, India (1998 ...

World Cup tournament, and was held from 8–20 January 2018 in

and the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. In the final, defending champions India defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure their 2nd Blind Cricket World Cup title under the captaincy of Ajay Kumar Reddy. Six teams,

and

played in the tournament, with Nepal making their first ever appearance. India played all of their group stage matches of the tournament at neutral venues in the

, after the foreign ministry of India blocked them from travelling to Pakistan. It was later revealed that the

and

Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) is the governing body of blind cricket in Pakistan. It was founded in 1997, and is a founding member of the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC), and a full member of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). It control ...

had agreed to shift the Indian matches to the UAE. Thus, only Nepal and Bangladesh were willing to play matches in Pakistan. Initially, Pakistan was selected as the main host nation to host the tournament, with the UAE later agreeing to host some of the matches. It was the first time that Pakistan had been selected to host the Blind Cricket World Cup since 2006, and marked the first instance where UAE also had hosted few matches as a part of the World Cup. Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted the final between India and Pakistan on 20 January; prior to the World Cup, Pakistan had originally been selected to host the final. India and Pakistan were the only teams to play against each other in the finals of the Blind Cricket World Cup on three consecutive occasions. In the final, Pakistan batted first and managed to score 308/8 after being put into bat by India. India chased down the target of 309 with 16 balls to spare to clinch the title. India thus maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament.

Current squad

India national blind cricket team current Squad 2016 Indian Squad

Indian world cup Squad 2012

Officials

* John David (Manager) * Patrick Rajkumar'' (coach) * K N Chandrashekar (Mentor) * Ganapati (Physio)

References

External links

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