With India playing Pakistan in the Blind cricket world cup, here are some unknown facts about the sport By OpIndia Staff ?? Posted on January 12, 2018 banner end ?? ?? with-india-playing-pakistan-in-the-blind-cricket-world-cup-here-are-some-unknown-facts-about-the-sport ?? ?? ??
On Friday the Indian cricket team will take on Pakistan in the blind world cup at the Ajman cricket ground in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both India and Pakistan have enjoyed success so far in this tournament. India has won its opening match against Sri Lanka, and Pakistan on the other hand has notched two victories against Nepal and Bangladesh. The Indian team though might go into the game with more confidence, after it was successful in lifting the the Cricket Blind T-20 World Cup in February, 2017 by defeating Pakistan by 9 wickets. Plus even before the first ball has been bowled, this match has generated a bit of attention, after the Indian team refused to travel to Pakistan which is co-hosting the tournament. This was brought about after the Indian government didn't give a clearance for the team to travel to Pakistan, which has upset Pakistan's blind cricket council. As a result of this the venue was changed to the UAE. So building up to today's game, here are some unknown facts about blind cricket: 1. The sport was invented in 1922 by two blind factory workers in Melbourne when they started playing a game using a tin can containing rocks. The game soon became popular and the Victorian Blind Cricketers' Association was formed. Currently the sport is regulated by the World Blind Cricket Council whose current President is Syed Sultan Shah of Pakistan. 2. Even though the name suggests otherwise, all 11 players on the field are not blind. There are actually three categories under which the players fall. B1, B2, B3. list of 3 items . B1: This category consists of players who are totally blind. The starting 11 needs to contain at-least four such players. . B2: This category consists of players who are partially blind that is they have an ability to recognise the shape of the hand up to a visual acuity of 2/60 or visual field of less than five degrees in the better eye after correction. The starting 11 need to contain at-least four such players. . B3: This category consists of players who are partially sighted. The starting 11 can consist at-most four such players they are defined as having a visual acuity above 2/60 up to visual acuity of 6/60 or a visual field of less than 20 degrees in better eye after correction. list end 3. These different categories of players can be recognised in the following manner: list of 3 items . B1 player wears a white wrist band on the right wrist. . B2 player wears a red wrist band on the right wrist. . B3 player wears a blue wrist band on the right wrist. list end 4. All the runs which are scored by B1 players off the bat are automatically doubled and a one bounce catch by a B1 player is allowed. 5. The B1 player by default has a runner, the B2 player has an option of keeping a runner. 6. 40% of the overs must be bowled by a B1 bowler. The bowling has to be underarm failing which a no ball will be called which also results in a free hit. 7. The ball used is different. The white ball made up of hard plastic and contains metal pieces which cause a clanging noise when rolled. SHARE THIS ARTICLE: list of 6 items 14 ?Email ?Print ?WhatsApp list end RELATED ARTICLES Ind vs Pak T20 match: a "chance to humiliate India" and a "key to PM Modi's policy" says Indian media Reactions of Pakistani cricket fans who were eagerly praying for the second "MAUKA" in India vs SA match Fireworks erupt in Kashmir and a few other parts of the country after India's loss to Pakistan RELATED ITEMS: BLIND, BLIND WORLD CUP, CRICKET, INDO PAK CRICKET, MEDIA, SPORTS ?? ?? with-india-playing-pakistan-in-the-blind-cricket-world-cup-here-are-some-unknown-facts-about-the-sport ?? ?? 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"Alt News" is a leftist website which claims to be on a mission to take on the 'Fake news ecosystem of India'. But ironically even though the website claims to bust fake news, one of its co-founders is an expert at spreading it. The co-founder in question who runs the Facebook 'parody' page Unofficial: Subramanian Swamy, has been exposed on multiple occasions for spreading lies. First the co-founder was caught spreading fake news about former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, and then for spreading a lie about a protest in Delhi, while the quoted video was actually of a Mumbai Maratha Kranti Morcha. 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