The 2nd World Cricket for the blind is scheduled from 3 to 14 Decemebr 2002 in India. The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council is sending the Pakistan Blind Cricket Team to participate in this event.

The inauguration of the Blind Cricket World Cup will take place on 3rd of December 2002 in Chennai, with an opening match between India and England.

Live coverage of the semi-finals and final will be telecast by ESPN & Star Sports.

The 1st World Cricket cup for the Blind was also played In India at Delhi in 1998 and the Palistan Team were the runners-up.

The Pakistan Blind Cricket Team set many world records in the 1st World Blind Cricket Cup, especially the mind-boggling record of Masood Jan who thumped an unbeaten 262 and this has found an entry in the Guiness Book of World Records.

Pakistan Blind Cricket Team also desires to perform well in the forthcoming world cup.

Lt Gen Tauqir Zia, Chairman PCB, invited the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council on 4th November 2002 for a meeting in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore to discuss the problems in the participating in the 2nd World Cup.

PBCC is very happy that the Chairman PCB accepted PBCC as the only and genuine national organization dedicated to cricket for the blind in Pakistan and agreed to provide air tickets for the Pakistan Blind Cricket Team.

PBCC is thankful to the Chairman PCB for his timely decision and for providing the air tickets. PBCC hopes that PCB will continue to cooperate with Pakistan Blind Cricket Council and will affiliate them as soon as possible.

The last hurdles remaining are to overcome the problem of expenses for the training camp, official uniform, playing kits, medical supplies and equipment for the world cup squad. These expenses are estimated to be approximately Rs 261,800/.

Maher Yousaf Haroon
Manager PBCC
9 Novemebr 2002

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