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CABI announces Indian blind cricket team's tour to England

| | May 23, 2015, at 04:59 am
Mumbai, May 22 (IBNS): 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 o

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