Bengaluru: In a major initiative to foster peace and harmony in the trouble-prone Jammu & Kashmir, the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) plans to hold a friendly match in November third week in the Himalayan state as a precursor to the T20 World Cup Cricket scheduled in January in the country.
The announcement was made today by Mahantesh G K, president, Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) after the Indian Cricket Blind Team, which has won several international tournaments, including the recent T-20 Asia Cup Tournament, was felicitated by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) recently.
“I urge the Government of India to consider our proposal to organize a match in Jammu & Kashmir. We will organize the match at a place convenient to the J&K Government through its sports council. This match will be a huge morale booster for the youths of that state apart from expressing our solidarity with the Indian Armed Forces and the people of J&K,” Mahantesh added.
He pointed out that CABI will involve representatives of the government, Indian Armed Forces, people’s representatives and the youths of J&K in the cricket matches. Mahantesh urged the government to take up active interest in organizing the cricket match in J&K. He also requested the government to monetarily support CABI in successfully hosting the world cup in 2017.
