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Pakistan to host Blind T20 World Cup 2024

BANGALORE: World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) on Friday awarded the hosting rights of the next T20 World Cup 2024 to Pakistan, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) confirmed.

According to the PBCC, the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the WBCC took place on Friday. Due to the non-issuance of visas on political grounds, Syed Sultan Shah President of World Blind Cricket Ltd presided over the meeting through video link.

Following the 24th AGM, the WBCC decided to reward Pakistan with the hosting rights for the fourth Blind T20 World Cup, scheduled in December 2024.

The mega event will embark on November 18 and conclude with the final being held on December 3rd – International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Furthermore, the WBCC unanimously passed a resolution to condemn India’s refusal of issuing visas to the Pakistan team to participate in the T20 World Cup 2022.

“World Blind Cricket Ltd unanimously has passed a Resolution to regret the Indian Govt insensitivity in refusing Pakistan Blind Cricket Team visas on Political Grounds, in the ongoing Blind Cricket T-20 World Cup,” said PBCC in a press release.

“WBC is of the view that Pakistan is currently Top ranked T-20 Blind Cricket Team and the Indian Government’s insensitivity has deprived Pakistan to exercise equal rights to take part and win this title,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the elections of the Executive Committee of WBCC were also held during the AGM, which featured nine out of 10 full member countries.

Syed Sultan Shah, the President of PBCC had been elected unopposed as the President of WBCC for the term of the next two years, with his tenure due to end in 2024.

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Pakistan name 17-man squad for Blind T20 World Cup in India

LAHORE: Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Thursday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Blind T20 World Cup scheduled in India.

Under the captaincy of Nisar Ahmed, the national squad include Zafar Iqbal (vice-captain), Riasat Khan, Shahzaib, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Asif, Fakhar Abbas, Badar Munir, Moin Aslam, Anees Javed, Shahzaib Haider, Kamran Akhtar, Mohammad Arshad, Matiullah, Mohammad Safdar, Akmal Hayat and Mohsin Khan.

Two reserve players and four match officials will also accompany the side during the event scheduled from December 4 to 17.

According to the PBCC press release, the players were selected by viewing their performance and physical fitness in the recent National Blind Cricket events.

The Green Shirts will reach India on December 4 and will compete against six other participating teams on a round-robin basis.

Pakistan will lock horns with arch-rival India on December 7 after taking on South Africa a day earlier. The Green Shirts will then play Sri Lanka, Australia and Bangladesh on December 11, 13 and 14, respectively.

Both the semi-finals will be held on December 15, while the final of the tournament will take place on December 17.

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Pakistan Blind Cricket Council announces monthly stipends for 17 players

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) announced to provide monthly stipends for the top 17 performing players.

According to the official statement, the PBCC has divided 17 players into three categories by keeping their recent domestic and international performances into consideration.

The Honorarium will be in force for six months, from July 2022 to December 2022. The cricket council has chosen two players in category A, four players in category B, and eleven players in category C.

Players in Category A will get a monthly stipend of PKR 20,000 while those in category B and C will receive PKR 17,000 and 15,000 respectively.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja also lauded the performance of the National Blind Cricket team in the General Body meeting in June before announcing a PKR 1 Million reward for the PBCC.

List of Blind Cricketers in PBCC Honorarium

Category A: Badar Munir, Nisar Ali

Category B: Muhammad Rashid, Faisal Mehmood, Riasat Khan, Mati Ullah

Category C: Anees Javed, Moeen Aslam, Muhammad Safdar, Shahzeb Haider, Mohsin Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Salman, Haroon Khan, Kamran Akhter, Muhammad Shahzeb, Sana Ullah Khan

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Pakistan T20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2022 kicks off tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The 12th edition of Pakistan T20 Blind Cricket Trophy Grade-1 is all set to kick off tomorrow here, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) announced on Wednesday.

In an official statement, PBCC announced the commencement of their premier T20 league from tomorrow. The five-day-long tournament will feature eight teams.

The 15-match tournament will be played from May 12 to May 15 here, with the teams divided into two pools.

Pool A comprises the hosts Islamabad, the 2021 Grade-2 winner Abbottabad, alongside Bahawalpur, and Gujranwala. Pool B, on the other hand, features Peshawar, Lahore, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Okara.

The hosts Islamabad will take on Gujranwala in the league’s opener tomorrow, whereas, three more matches will be played on the first day.

The semi-finals of the event will be played on 15th May. Whereas, the final of the event will be played on May 16.

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