India name 17-member squad for Blind Cricket Asia Cup defence in Dhaka
India finalise squad for the second Men's Blind Cricket Asia Cup after a 10-day selection camp.
India announced a 17-member squad on Saturday to defend their Blind Cricket Asia Cup title in Dhaka from November 15 to 20. The Cricket Association for the Blind in India conducted a 10-day selection camp involving 24 prospects before finalising the group.
Naresh Tumda, Sanjay Kumar Shah, Debaraj Behera, Ashok Reddy, Praveen Kumar Sharma and Mukesh Kumar Rawat were selected in the B1 category. Dunna Venkateshwararao, Rambir Singh, Lokesha, Manish Kumar and Nakula Badanayak make up the B2 category, while Durga Rao Tompaki, Sunil Ramesh, Sukhram Majhi, A Ravi, Dinesh Rathva and Deepak complete the B3 category.
The players will undergo a month-long preparatory camp in Delhi-NCR before travelling to Bangladesh. CABI chairman Dr Mahantesh G. Kivadasannavar said each player had worked hard to earn selection and expressed confidence in the team's preparations to retain the title won in Kochi in 2016.