hi shahnaz i am jitesh jain from hyderabad i want to know how blind peoples play cricket and can you give your mobile no? for further imformation
regards On 10/7/14, shahnaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > BBC: Hassan Khan: Blind Cricket Changed My Life. > > http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29424906 > > > More players are now taking up blind cricket than ever before but why is the > sport becoming increasingly popular? > A bowler running in at full steam, a batsman looking for gaps in the field > and a player standing at short leg. This is a T20 cricket match taking place > in north London but with a slight twist. > The ball being used is the size of a small football, the wickets are bigger > than usual and fielders are allowed to take a catch off a single bounce. > Hassan Khan was left blind at the age of three after a genetic illness > caused his eyesight to deteriorate slowly. > After learning to adjust to his condition, he began playing cricket in > boarding school before being scouted by the London-based Metro side. > Hassan Khan, who plays for England's visually-impaired team, began playing > the sport in boarding school > "My blindness always used to make me feel useless but cricket has been a > friend that has helped me to wipe that problem away and it allows me not to > think so much about my sight," he said. > The 27-year-old became the first Asian player to represent the England > visually-impaired cricket team and is part of the squad which will be > competing at the Blind Cricket World Cup in South Africa next month. > "The game's given me so much beyond just the sport - it's given me > independence," he said. "I was so scared of doing everyday things like going > on the Tube by myself but now I travel on my own. > "I'm more confident and it's really changed my life." > There are 17 clubs across the country playing the sport competitively > Hassan is one of more than 300 players who now take part in the game's > domestic league, with a total of 17 clubs across the country playing the > sport competitively. > The game's governing body believes a combination of raising awareness of the > sport at a grassroots level and working alongside blind charities has led to > an increase in the number of players nationally. > "A lot of people say, 'Blind cricket, are you sure?' But then, they see the > rules aren't much different and it feels like you're playing regular cricket > - batting's the same, bowling's the same," said John Garbett, development > director at Blind Cricket England and Wales (BCEW). > The rising popularity of the game is reflected by the increase of players > from a South Asian background, who now make up nearly a fifth of all players > in the domestic league. > "We've been doing taster days in areas with big Asian communities where > cricket is obviously a massive game. You mention the word 'cricket' and > they're there straight away," Mr Garbett said. > In the international version of the game, the ball is filled with steel > bearings so players can hear it rattle > The international version of the game has a number of further differences - > players have to bowl underarm and the ball is filled with steel bearings so > that batsmen and fielders can hear it rattle. > IT professional Kirren Kaja is originally from India but has been living in > England for the past six years and plays for the Northants Steelbacks. > He said: "It's a nice way to get out and do things that other people also > do. I love cricket. It's my favourite pastime and so I don't need much > persuading to play." > Having been forced to give up the game for 14 years due to a lack of > facilities in India, Mr Kaja began playing blind cricket again after moving > to London. > "Cricket is part of an Indian child's DNA," he said. "I used to play in > school but then had stop. But now I'm playing the sport I love again and > it's great. It makes me feel just like anybody else." > > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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