New Delhi: Players of the Indian blind cricket team are counting on BCCI's support to take the game of disabled athletes to the next level, hoping the national board will treat them on par with able-bodied athletes. There is.
Indian blind cricket team coach Mohammad Ibrahim on Monday said BCCI's approval is essential to take blind cricket to the next level.
He said that apart from BCCI approval, there is a need for visually impaired players to be given central contracts by the national board.
“If you look at the Pakistan team, who have consistently performed well in blind cricket, they are contracted players of the Pakistan Cricket Board. “There is,” he said.
“Just like the BCCI has for regular cricketers, there is an A category, a B category and a C category and all the players are paid monthly so they have to play cricket 365 days a year. In India it is compulsory to happen.
“These days players are playing just before the series or the domestic season, like the Nagesh Trophy, which is a big tournament here. In Pakistan they play all year round. Pakistani cricketers are under contract. Players, I've seen their fitness level, their energy, their game,” Ibrahim added.
Shailender Yadav, general secretary of the Blind Cricket Association of India, said that recognition and appreciation for blind cricketers has increased recently.
“Mr. Shekhar Naik, former captain of our visually impaired team, was awarded the Padma Shri Shri award and former captain Mr. Ajay Reddy became the Arjun Award recipient in January this year.
“We hope that the BCCI will approve blind cricket soon like other countries like Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand, England and Zimbabwe have done,” he said.
“The players receive financial subsidies from the Government of India and state governments and some of them have government jobs in Haryana, Kerala and Odisha. We have also received government job announcements for several players. I hope that will be done,” he added.
Indian blind cricket team coach Mohammad Ibrahim on Monday said BCCI's approval is essential to take blind cricket to the next level.
He said that apart from BCCI approval, there is a need for visually impaired players to be given central contracts by the national board.
“If you look at the Pakistan team, who have consistently performed well in blind cricket, they are contracted players of the Pakistan Cricket Board. “There is,” he said.
“Just like the BCCI has for regular cricketers, there is an A category, a B category and a C category and all the players are paid monthly so they have to play cricket 365 days a year. In India it is compulsory to happen.
“These days players are playing just before the series or the domestic season, like the Nagesh Trophy, which is a big tournament here. In Pakistan they play all year round. Pakistani cricketers are under contract. Players, I've seen their fitness level, their energy, their game,” Ibrahim added.
Shailender Yadav, general secretary of the Blind Cricket Association of India, said that recognition and appreciation for blind cricketers has increased recently.
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“Mr. Shekhar Naik, former captain of our visually impaired team, was awarded the Padma Shri Shri award and former captain Mr. Ajay Reddy became the Arjun Award recipient in January this year.
“We hope that the BCCI will approve blind cricket soon like other countries like Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand, England and Zimbabwe have done,” he said.
“The players receive financial subsidies from the Government of India and state governments and some of them have government jobs in Haryana, Kerala and Odisha. We have also received government job announcements for several players. I hope that will be done,” he added.
