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New Delhi: The Cricket Association for the Blind in India, on Monday, announced a 17-member squad to take part in the World Cup for Blind early next year from January 7-21.
While India, who had won the previous edition in 2014, are one of the strong contenders of the trophy, their participation hangs in balance as the venue for next year’s tournament is Pakistan and Dubai.
Given the political tension between the two neighbours, it now depends on the Government of India whether India would take part or not.
The answer is likely to be a no as the situation with Pakistan has worsened after the recent release of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed.
Speaking to the Times of India, on Monday, Mahantesh GK, president of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and World Blind Cricket Ltd, said, "We've applied for government permission to go to Pakistan. We'll go there only if we get it. We've written to the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council that we're not sure of getting permission from our government. We've clearly told them that if we can't come to Pakistan, you'll have to shift our matches to Dubai. If that doesn't happen, we'll be left with no option but to miss the tournament. The organizers though have already planned an alternative venue in Dubai because Australia too have refused to play in Pakistan." Mahantesh, though, was still optimistic of a positive response from the centre on CABI's request. "In the past too, the government has given permission in 2011 and 2013 to play in Pakistan. But the present situation doesn't look too good."
The team, however, will undergo a training camp in Bengaluru from December 6 to January 4 before leaving for the tournament, if allowed.
The squad: Md. Jafar Iqbal, Nareshbhai Tumda, Mahender Vaishnav, Sonu Golkar, Prem Kumar, Basappa Vadgol, I Ajay Kumar Reddy (captain), D Venkateswara Rao, Ganeshbhai Muhudkar, Surajit Ghara, Anilbhai Gariya, Prakash Jayaramaiah, Deepak Malik Sunil Ramesh T Durga Rao Pankaj Bhue, Rambir
http://www.timesnownews.com/sports/...n-world-cup-for-blind-hangs-in-balance/140153
While India, who had won the previous edition in 2014, are one of the strong contenders of the trophy, their participation hangs in balance as the venue for next year’s tournament is Pakistan and Dubai.
Given the political tension between the two neighbours, it now depends on the Government of India whether India would take part or not.
The answer is likely to be a no as the situation with Pakistan has worsened after the recent release of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed.
Speaking to the Times of India, on Monday, Mahantesh GK, president of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and World Blind Cricket Ltd, said, "We've applied for government permission to go to Pakistan. We'll go there only if we get it. We've written to the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council that we're not sure of getting permission from our government. We've clearly told them that if we can't come to Pakistan, you'll have to shift our matches to Dubai. If that doesn't happen, we'll be left with no option but to miss the tournament. The organizers though have already planned an alternative venue in Dubai because Australia too have refused to play in Pakistan." Mahantesh, though, was still optimistic of a positive response from the centre on CABI's request. "In the past too, the government has given permission in 2011 and 2013 to play in Pakistan. But the present situation doesn't look too good."
The team, however, will undergo a training camp in Bengaluru from December 6 to January 4 before leaving for the tournament, if allowed.
The squad: Md. Jafar Iqbal, Nareshbhai Tumda, Mahender Vaishnav, Sonu Golkar, Prem Kumar, Basappa Vadgol, I Ajay Kumar Reddy (captain), D Venkateswara Rao, Ganeshbhai Muhudkar, Surajit Ghara, Anilbhai Gariya, Prakash Jayaramaiah, Deepak Malik Sunil Ramesh T Durga Rao Pankaj Bhue, Rambir
http://www.timesnownews.com/sports/...n-world-cup-for-blind-hangs-in-balance/140153
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