Sports Minister felicitates Blind Cricket World champions

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur receives a illustration from president of Cricket Association of Blind, G.Okay. Mahantesh and captain Ajay Kumar Reddy, throughout a felicitation perform of T-20 World Cup profitable workforce at his residence on December 19, 2022. Minister of State for Sports, Nisith Pramanik appears to be like on.
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The Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitated the Indian workforce on profitable the Blind cricket T20 World Cup for the third successive time not too long ago, at his residence right here on Monday.

Listening patiently to the checklist of “requests and suggestions” from the captain of the workforce, Ajay Kumar Reddy and the president of Cricket Association of the Blind, G.Okay. Mahantesh, the Sports Minister assured that each the federal government and the cricket board (BCCI) would attempt to discover additional methods to help blind cricket.

Both the captain and the president of Blind Cricket, praised the federal government for its constant help, however pleaded for consideration of some extra key factors.

“After winning many World Cups, some of the players are still jobless. We are not considered for Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards. Please recognise us,” stated the captain.

The authorities affords money prizes for profitable the World Cups, and the president needed the federal government to extend the money prize of Rs. 5 lakh that was instituted in 2014.

“We also request the government to increase the grant for hosting such events,” Mahantesh stated.

Anurag Thakur stated that he had mentioned with the Minister of State for Sports, Nisith Pramanik, in a honest try to seek out methods to help blind cricket, “one way or the other”.

The minister praised the person brilliance of a number of the gamers together with the captain on performing a hat-trick of World Cup titles, and acknowledged with confidence that the Indian workforce would win the following World Cup as properly.

On behalf of the gamers, particularly the 10 first timers, captain Ajay Reddy conveyed their want to fulfill the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India had overwhelmed Bangladesh by 120 runs to win the T-20 World Cup remaining in Bengaluru on Saturday. The Indian groups had overwhelmed Pakistan within the earlier two finals in 2012 and 2017.