A new cricket squad has been formed for women and girls to participate in blind cricket at the national and international level.
Pakistan men's blind cricket team has been playing at the international level and have won to World Cups.
Now a new squad has been established for women and girls in the country.
Pakitan women's blind cricket squad with officials after training camp in Lahore. Twitter/PakBlindCricket Source: Twitter/PakBlindCricket
The formation was announced by the chairman of Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), Syed Sultan Shah and the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Margaret Adamson at the end of a training camp sponsored by the High Commission.
The training for cricketers was held for a week in Lahore. Thirty players from different parts of the country participated in the camp. The training event involved practice matches and training for future stars of cricket.
At the occasion, the chairman of PBCC thanked the participants and supporters of the game.
“Cricket for the blind is a highly competitive game which enables people with visual impairment to become people of vision – a vision of an accessible future full of exciting opportunities for all.” Mr Shah said.
Australian High Commissioner congratulated the players and the coach on the formation of the new squad of Pakistan's best-loved game.
“Australia and Pakistan share a passion for cricket, so we are happy to support the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council’s efforts to bring women and girls living with disabilities into the sport."
"By providing women and girls with disabilities with the opportunity to compete and demonstrate their physical ability, sport can help to reduce gender stereotypes and negative perceptions associated with people with disabilities,” Ms Adamson said.
The new team is expected to play its first international Twenty20 game against Nepal in January 2019 as part of the second ever women's blind cricket series.
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