Blind cricket team of Pakistan to tour India

The blind cricketers from Pakistan have been given a government clearance to take part in the T20 Asia Cup in India in January.

Currently the 22nd National Cricket Tournament for Blind in India, which will act as a selection event for the T20 Asia Cup, is in progress.

The Indian cricket team for the blind made the country proud by winning both T20 World Cup in 2012 and One-Day International World Cup in 2014.

But Pakistan government’s approval of sending its team to India comes as welcome move, especially amid the uncertainty over Indo-Pak cricket series as BCCI awaits the government nod for the bilateral event against the arch-rivals.