Everyone is busy talking about India and South Africa encounters and being so engrossed in it we all forgot to admire the Indian team playing in the Blind Cricket World Cup which defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets. This is India’s third straight win in the tournament.
The defending champions, team India has started the tournament exactly as per the expectations and after handing over defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka now India has smashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets. In the match with Bangladesh, Ajay Reddy and Sunil Ramesh scored brilliant centuries.
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India would now face Nepal in the next game. This would be India’s last match in the group stage. Bangladesh after winning the toss posted 226 on the board in their 40 overs but India got the better of the total and posted a comfortable win. India went on to win without losing any wicket as Ajay Reddy smashed a century off just 60 balls.
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India’s matches in the World Cup are being hosted by UAE. Other matches are however being played in Pakistan but India has refused to travel to Pakistan. Now India will face Nepal to play the last match in the group stage.
This is the 5th edition of the Blind World Cup which features 6 teams. These teams include Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Australia and Sri Lanka. The tournament will conclude on January 21 and India are the defending champions. This tournament is hosted by World Blind Cricket Council and the matches are of 40 overs and not 50, unlike the mainstream cricket.
At first, Pakistan was decided to host the World Cup but then later even the United Arab Emirates agreed to host a part of the Blind World Cup. UAE was urged to host India’s matches after Ministry Of External Affairs, India denied the Indian team’s visit to Pakistan.
