3rd Quaid-e-Azam T-20 Blind Cricket Tournament concludes at Niaz Stadium Hyderabad; Okara declared winner of tournament as it defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets; Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Chairman Syed Sultan Shah distributed prizes.
Sindh Courier
Hyderabad
The South African Blind Cricket Team is scheduled to visit Pakistan in February 2022 to play three ODIs in Karachi being organized with the support of Sindh Government.
Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Syed Sultan Shah disclosed this while addressing as special guest at the closing ceremony of the 3rd Quaid-e-Azam T-20 Blind Cricket Tournament at Niaz Stadium Hyderabad on Monday.
The tournament was held from December 16 to 20 at Niaz Stadium with the support of Hyderabad Cricket Club of the Blind and Provincial Sports Department.
Six teams participated in the tournament including Gilgit-Baltistan, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Okara, Karachi and Hyderabad. In the final match of the tournament, Okara defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets and declared as winner of the tournament.
Sultan Shah said that it is the responsibility of administration to encourage special people to participate in sports and provide them a healthy environment so that they can enlighten the name of the country by showing the essence of their abilities. “The visually impaired persons should be provided educational and sports opportunities because these people are important part of our society,” he said.
He announced an annual grant of Rs.100000 to the Hyderabad Cricket Club of the Blind and appreciated the efforts of AD Pirzada for organizing the event and assured of his full support in the future.
General Secretary of Hyderabad Cricket Club of the Blind AD Pirzada welcomed the guests.
Later, Syed Sultan Shah distributed prizes among the successful teams.
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