3 Odisha Cricketers In India Squad For Tri-Nation Blind T-20 Tourney

Bhubaneswar: Three players from Odisha have been selected in the India squad for Tri- Nation Blind T-20 Cricket Tournament to be played in Bangladesh in April.

The players are Kalia Pradhan, Mohammed Jafar Iqbal  and Pankaj Bhue. While Pradhan and Iqbal have been selected in B1 category (totally blind) Bhue is placed in the partially sighted player category (B3).

The17-member squad announced by the Cricket Association for the Blind in India CABI represents nine states.

The Bangladesh Blind Cricket Council (BBCC) will host the Tri- Nation Blind T- 20 Cricket Tournament to be played from April 2- 08, 2021 in Dhaka on the occasion of the ‘Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman’ – “Mujib Barsho” and the 50th Independence Anniversary of Bangladesh.

India, Pakistan and the host Bangladesh teams will be taking part in the Tri- Nation Blind Cricket Tournament. This will be the first International tournament for the Blind since Covid -19 and the teams will follow all the terms and conditions along with the COVID -19 guidelines, said CABI.

The Coaching camp for the Indian team prior to the Tri- Nation Blind T20 Cricket Tournament scheduled to be held in Bangladesh kick started on March 25, 2021 at Bangabasi College Cricket Ground at Kolkata, West Bengal.

India Squad Tri- Nation Blind T- 20 Cricket Tournament

1. Kalia Pradhan B1 Odisha
2. Akshay Borikar B1 Goa
3. Sujit Munda B1 Jharkhand
4. Mohammed Jafar Iqbal B1 Odisha
5. Akshay Choudhri B1 Maharashtra
6. Basappa Waddagol B1 Karnataka
7. Ajaykumar Reddy (Captain) B2 Andhra Pradesh
8. D Venkateswara Rao B2 Andhra Pradesh
9. Maneesh Anandan B2 Kerala
10. Lokesha B2 Karnataka
11. Dibyaendu Mahata B2 West Bengal
12. Sunil Ramesh (Vice -Captain) B3 Karnataka
13. Deepak B3 Haryana
14. T Durga Rao B3 Andhra Pradesh
15. Pankaj Bhue B3 Odisha
16. Prakasha Jayaramaiah B3 Karnataka
17. A Ravi (Wicket Keeper) B3 Andhra Pradesh

(Edited By Suryakant Jena)