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National cricket for blind from today
CHENNAI, FEB. 10. ``Disability is God-given. Handicap is man-made. Children are children,'' said Mr. George Abraham, chairman, Association for Cricket for the Blind in India, here, on Sunday. He was briefing the media about the HSBC National cricket tournament for the blind, that begins in Chennai on February 11 (Monday).
Mr. Abraham dwelt on the keenness of the visually impaired boys to excel in the game and said they should be encouraged in every respect to pursue their passion.
The winners of the four zonal competitions, Delhi (North), Karnataka (South), Gujarat (West) and Bengal (East) will compete in a league-cum-knockout tournament, to be conducted on a 40-overs-a-side basis at the SPIC-YMCA and Southern Railway, Perambur, grounds. The final will be held at SPIC-YMCA on February 14, with the winner taking home Rs. 10,000.
Mr. Abraham thanked the HSBC Bank, which will be sponsoring the tournament, and CricInfo, for its organisational support, and added there was a good chance of the World Cup for the blind to be held in Chennai during December this year.
Dr. Badri Seshadri, Managing Director, CricInfo, and Mr. Tarun Balram, representing HSBC, spoke on the occasion.
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