Published: Feb 01, 2017, 10:37 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 01, 2017, 10:38 AM (IST)
New Delhi [India]: India will aim to complete a hat-trick of wins in the T20 World Cup for the blind when they take on their arch-rivals Pakistan in their third match of the tournament at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium today. India kicked off their campaign on a winning note as they crushed Bangladesh by 129 runs at IIT Ground in the national capital on Monday. The home side continued their imperious form on Day two as well by hammering West Indies by 142 runs at the Nahar Singh Stadium in Faridabad.
Pakistan, on the other hand, also started their campaign with a thumping 10-wicket win over New Zealand before clinching a 97-run win over England earlier today. Besides a match between India and Pakistan, the Day three of the tournament will also see Australia taking on South Africa while England will lock horns with New Zealand. T20 Blind World Cup: India thrash Bangladesh by 129 runs
Earlier, former India skipper Shekhar Naik, who is set to be conferred with Padma Shri, said that the coveted award will serve as a big source of inspiration for blind cricketers and would give the due recognition to their game. “It is for the first time that a blind cricketer is receiving Padma Shri. It would serve as a big motivation for other blind cricketers because earlier there was not so much of recognition to blind cricket, but after winning the World Cup, we are getting the due recognition,” Naik told ANI in an exclusive conversation.
Naik was the captain of the team which won the T20 World Cup in 2012 and the Blind Cricket World Cup held in South Africa in 2014. “These award and support from the government would certainly help us and provide a lot of encouragement to blind cricketers,” he added.
