The second inter-zonal cricket tournament for the blind will be organised by Blind Cricket Association (BCA) from June 19 to 22 at the Doon School in Dehradun.
BCA general secretary Manvendra Singh Patwal said that the association comprises visually handicapped cricketers with passion to improve the lives of such young men and women. He said that cricket for the blind is a powerful tool to create awareness in the society about their capabilities. The association appoints senior blind cricketers for coaching and helps find job opportunities under sports quota in the government, semi-government, autonomous bodies and corporate houses for the blind cricketers. The BCA is also planning a series of international level tournaments in the coming years, he added. Four teams participating in the second inter zonal cricket tournament for the blind with up to four players from each State being divided into these four teams.