Pak-India blind cricket series by end of 2011- Ten Sports

Karachi-Routers, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Secretary, Bilal Satti, has expressed positive views on the resumption of Pak-India bilateral series. He said that the PBCC will benefit by the revival of arch-rival series.
He told the media that they were likely to hold a bilateral Pak-India series by the end of 2011 in UAE. The series would include three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20s matches. He added that the series would be discussed in the meeting of the World Blind Cricket Council on the 12^th of May.
He added that teams, including Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, South Africa, West Indies and England, will prove useful for PBCC as they will also be attending the meeting.
The PBCC Secretary stated, “We want India and all other countries teams to tour Pakistan and revive the International cricket over here.”
He appreciated the blind team of Pakistan and said that this is the only country in which cricket is played with full spirit and enthusiasm by the blind people. They actively participate in this game, he added.
He also appreciated the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their support and admiration. He said, “We get a grant of one crore thirty lakhs from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which has made it very easy for us to participate in many international events.”
He said that they received a lot of international exposure because of the grant and it has helped them improve everyday. Pakistan have won the last two Blind World Cups in history out of the three that have been held so far.
He hopes that teams will tour Pakistan, as no foreign teams are coming in the country after the Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan team in 2009. He added that South African cricket team want to visit Pakistan this year if they get the green signal from their government.
PBCC is playing a very crucial role in educating and rehabilitating the blind people of Pakistan. However, the financial conditions are not that sound as the organisation is lacking funds, but PCB has been supporting the PBCC from the very beginning.
Blind cricket is played in the same manner as normal cricket, except that it has a ball with a bell inside and bowlers bowl underarm deliveries, which are hit by the batsmen with the aid of the ringing bells.