India Blind T20 World Cup team felicitated by Sports Minister

"The Indian squad has played exceptionally well throughout the tournament and this being their second consecutive title proves that they are invincible." Sports Minister Vijay Goel.

New Delhi: Sports Minister Vijay Goel today felicitated the Indian blind cricket team for winning the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup. India defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in the final to lift the trophy at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium earlier this month. “The Indian squad has played exceptionally well throughout the tournament and this being their second consecutive title proves that they are invincible,” Goel said.

“India won four medals during the Rio Paralympics and now the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, it shows that our divyang players are doing wonders and need to be given full support to achieve big,” he added. Goel also announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh the team.Goel also stated that the Ministry would think about giving recognition to the Blind Cricket Federation. At the inaugural edition in 2012, India won the title against Pakistan itself by 29 runs. They entered this tournament as defending champions and guarded the title as they won 8 of 9 matches. Pakistan, had set 198 to win with the help of Badar Munir’s score of 57. But when opening batsmen, Prakash Jayaramaiah and Reddy combined forces; India eased to yet another win and even performed the victory lap.

Earlier, BCCI has congratulated the Indian cricket team for winning the Twenty20 (T20) World Cup for the Blind in Bengaluru.”The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would like to congratulate the Indian Cricket Team for successfully defending the Blind T20 World Cup title,” the Board said in a statement.

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