Indian Cricket: As the International Blind Sports Federation World Games 2023 draw near, Ajay Kumar Reddy, the captain of the Indian Men’s Blind Cricket team, has spoken about the financial problems faced by them. He highlighted that despite consistently bringing honour to the nation with multiple World Cup victories, blind cricket continues to deal with financial constraints.
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What did Ajay Reddy say?
Team India is currently preparing for their participation in the esteemed International Blind Sports Federation World Games, which are scheduled to begin in Birmingham from August 18 to 27. Ajay said, “We will try to win gold in the World Games and will make India proud. To play sports, financial support is required. Despite winning so many world cups, we are struggling with funding. We need funds to improve the facilities. I am happy with my team, they are doing very well.”
Continuing further, he said, “The Blind cricket team has won many World Cups but still, we are struggling with financial support. We have a contract with IndusInd Bank for a few more years but what after the contract ends.”
Following the confirmation of cricket’s inclusion at the World Games 2023, both the Indian men’s and women’s teams are all set to compete in this prestigious event. The Indian men’s blind cricket team will kick off their campaign against Pakistan, while the women’s team will face Australia in their opening match.
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Ajay Reddy on support from BCCI
Speaking on BCCI, he said, “My team is very good for the last 10 years. The seniors are supporting all the new team members that have joined recently. There is a positive environment in the team. Once the BCCI made a DCA committee which was a good initiative we got financial backing from them.”
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