Pakistan to host fourth Blind Cricket World Cup in 2024
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Pakistan to host fourth Blind Cricket World Cup in 2024
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Pakistan has been awarded the hosting rights for the fourth Blind Cricket World Cup 2024 by the World Blind Cricket Ltd.
A decision to the effect was taken at the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the World Blind Cricket Ltd’s (WBCL) board on Friday. During the meeting, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Chairman Syed Sultan Shah was elected unopposed as the new president of the WBCL for a two-year term -- 2022-24. This is the fourth time that Mr Shah has been elected as the president of the WBCL after having served as its president from 2012-2014, 2014-2016 and 2020-22.
On deciding to host the world cup in Pakistan, it came after India had refused to grant Pakistani blind players visas to participate in the ongoing Blind Cricket T-20 World Cup simply on political grounds.
The event will commence on Nov 18, 2024, and the final of the event will be hosted on Dec 3 – the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Further, the World Blind Cricket Ltd unanimously passed a resolution against the insensitivity demonstrated by the Indian government in refusing visas to Pakistani blind cricket team for the ongoing Blind Cricket T-20 World taking place in India.
Pakistan are seven-time finalists of the Blind Cricket World Cup and one of the strongest teams at the event. The World Blind Cricket Ltd reassured its participation in the World Blind Games to be organised by the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) from Aug 18 to 27, 2023 in Birmingham.
