[SportsandRec] Blind Cricket Tryouts and Training: National Men's and Women's Teams

[Abey Finklea]

Hello NFB Family!


Are you ready to embrace a new sport and represent the United States on the
global stage?


Welcome to blind cricket—a unique version of cricket crafted especially for
visually impaired athletes. Originating over 100 years ago, blind cricket
began when two blind factory workers in Melbourne transformed a tin can
filled with rocks into a game, creating a pathway for visually impaired
players to engage in competitive sports. Today, this incredible legacy
continues under the World Blind Cricket Council, and you have the chance to
become part of it!


Blind cricket is now expanding across the United States, and we’re calling
on passionate, adventurous individuals to join the national team. With no
state teams to navigate, you’ll step directly into representing America on
an international level!


Training camps will be held in the late spring and summer of 2025 to teach
the basics of blind cricket to interested individuals. Following the
training camps, participants will compete in a selection trial to determine
who will make it onto the national men’s and women’s blind cricket teams.
Those selected for the national teams will continue their training
throughout the coming year in preparation for international matches with
the blind cricket teams of other countries, including India, Australia,
Nepal, England, and many more. In the fall of 2025, the women’s national
team will travel to India to compete in the world’s first Women’s Blind
Cricket World Cup tournament. Meanwhile, the men will compete in bilateral
and trilateral matches with other countries in preparation for the 2027
Men’s Blind Cricket World Cup.


If you want to learn more about this opportunity, please get in touch with
any of the individuals listed below.


*Contact Information*

Abey Finklea

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled USA

(608) 404-0420

abey at samarthanamusa.org


Drew Finklea

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled USA

(608) 408-8938

drew at samarthanamusa.org


Shruti Shree Tyagi

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled

+91 (989) 924-7108 (WhatsApp only)

shrutishree at samarthanam.org