With the announcement of the Padma awards this week, everyone is suddenly talking about the “unsung heroes”, who have been recognised. One of them is Shekhar Naik, the ex-captain of the Indian blind cricket team. I was especially excited to see his name on the awards list, having just returned from watching a national blind cricket tournament in Panchkula.
To watch players connect with a ball when they can only hear it coming towards them; to bowl accurately in the direction of the batsman’s call and then to roll on the field in order to field a fast-moving hit, is a
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