The first five days cricket coaching camp for the visually impaired organised by the Welfare Association for the Blind Manipur which began on the 4th of this month concluded with 25 cricketer with visual impairment participating. 

Tanumoy Bhowmik, an international cricket player from Bengal and the coach of the camp informed the difference between the normal cricket and cricket for the blind. 

He said that the ball for visually impaired produced a sound and it is bowl under arm. The wicket is metal and the number of players are the same with the normal cricket. The players are categorised as completely blind (B1), players who can see up to 2 to 4 meter (B2) and players who can see up to 4 to 6 meter (B3), T20 is played for 20 overs and one day match for 40 overs.

Tanumoy said that the camp is a good beginning and many of the visually impaired have talent in the sport. He stressed upon the challenges to bring out their talents. He appealed the players to practice regularly and prepare for tournaments which is similar with Indian Premiere League.

Principal of Government Ideal Blind School, Takyel Y. Premlata Devi said that there are PWDs who already got government job and many of them had also bagged medals in national level which brings laurels for the state. She appealed the PWDs to avoid drugs.

Cricket for Blind was first introduced in 1920s and made its first appearance in India in 1980. The game started garnering support in due course and the first national tournament took place in 1990

World Blind Cricket Council established in 1996, governs cricket for the blind with an objective of promoting and administering the game of cricket for the blind globally. 

After the formation of Cricket Association for Blind in India in 2011, it has been organising cricket for blind tours and tournaments in India and abroad and relentlessly working on blind cricket awareness. World Blind Cricket Cup started in 1998 and Blind World Cup T20 since 2012.