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Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has been named as the brand ambassador for the 3rd T20 World Cup for the blind to be held in December by The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) on Friday.
The 3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind will be held in December in India and will feature 7 teams which are India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The opening match will be played between defending champions India and Nepal on December 6 in Faridabad.
“I am thrilled to be a part of the 3rd T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind as the Brand Ambassador. I commend and appreciate the spirit of the visually impaired cricketers for their passion for cricket and determination to fight everyday challenges. It is a different world, but it is a world of cricket. Cricket has no boundaries. And I believe this game taught me how to fight, how to fall, how to dust myself off to get up again and move forward. So I urge and invite everyone to support this great initiative,” Yuvraj Singh said in a release.
The World Cup for the blind is an initiative of the Samarthanam Trust for the disabled, which has been organizing this championship since 2012. The first World Cup was played in 2012, while the second was played in 2017. India has won both the T20 World Cups till now. Samarthanam’s sports wing, Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), was established in 2010 to encourage the cricketing dreams of visually impaired cricket players.
On having Yuvraj Singh as the brand ambassador on board for the 3rd T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, Dr Mahantesh G.K, President CABI and Founder Managing Trustee Samarthanam said, “We are privileged to welcome Yuvraj Singh to Cricket for the Blind family. His personality shines through his unmatched energy and commitment to being bold, authentic, true, fighting spirit and uncompromising quality fit with CABI’s brand values.”
India has selected a squad of 17 players for the tournament after providing rigorous training to several cricketers.
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