The Indian team is all set to participate in the Asia Cup of Wheelchair Cricket Tournament 2023 as Ramesh Sartape will be leading the 13-member side of Men in Blue.

The tournament is all set to be held in Nepal in the capital city of Kathmandu as the Indian side will be looking to make it count and win the trophy of the special tournament.

It will be starting in the first week of October on Wednesday, October 4, and will run till Monday, October 9.

Releasing the name of the Indian team for the five-nation tournament, CEO of Divyang Cricket Control Board of India (DCCBI), Ghazal Khan said that besides India, other teams to take part in the prestigious tournament are Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

 

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Talking about India's team for the prestigious tournament, Ms Khan announced the squad. Apart from skipper Ramesh Sartape, Parshuram Desale will be the vice-captain of the team. Other members of the team are Manoj Sansarkar, Mohd Adil, Lalit Pathak, Shivaji Pawar, Pankaj Paruthi, Manoj Parmar, Manu Singh, Tejpal Yadav, Vikas Lamba, Koteshwar, Suresh, Santosh Kokare, and Ramachandran D.

The remarkable decision of the announcement for the Indian squad was taken after deliberation in a virtual meeting in which General Secretary DCCBI Haroon Rasheed, Chairman Ikrant Sharma, President Mukesh Kanchan, Chief Selector Ashish Shrivastava, Senior Vice President Swatantra Kumar, Coach Manish Sharma, and CEO DCCBI Ghazal Khan were present and chaired a serious discussion about the team's participation in the tournament.

The Indian team is set to depart for Kathmandu for the tournament from Gorakhpur on Monday, October 2nd.

The last edition of the Asia Cup took place in 2019 at the same venue in Kathmandu. Talking about the winner, the tournament witnessed a nail-biting final match that went to the last ball where Pakistan had edged past India to claim the title.

According to Haroon Rasheed, General Secretary DCCBI, this time Indian team is stronger and hopefully “will win and become the Asian Champion’’

 

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The Asia Cup of Wheelchair Cricket is not only a display of the player’s talent, but it also provides a promising platform for raising awareness and promoting inclusivity.

It allows differently-abled athletes to highlight their appreciable skills and determination in the sport of cricket.