Handicap cricket: Pakistan to clash with India

A Twenty-20 match at the Shalimar Cricket Ground tomorrow, followed by three 50-over matches

ISLAMABAD: The first Pakistan-India series for the physically handicapped is set to start tomorrow with a Twenty-20 match at the Shalimar Cricket Ground. This will be followed by three 50-over matches at the same venue. The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Association for the Physically Handicapped (PCAPH) Abbas Hashmi was delighted that the series was taking place. “There may not be famous players of regular cricket like Shahid Afridi and Sachin Tendulkar, but special players have the same enthusiasm and passion,” said Hashmi. The training camp is currently underway at the Shalimar Cricket Ground.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2012.