
NEW DELHI, April 21: Sixteen teams in four pools will participate in the 10th All-India Disabled Cricket Championship beginning in Lucknow on April 23. The three-day tournament will have its matches played in four grounds of the city. It will be inaugurated by veteran cricketer Ajit Wadekar, chairman of the national team selection committee. Dr A W Siddique, organising secretary of the tournament, said that players with at least 40 per cent physical disability would be participating.
Pool A’ will have Rajasthan, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh besides hosts Uttar Pradesh, while pool B’ consists of Mumbai, Karnataka, Gujarat and Vidharbha. Holders Madhya Pradesh are placed in pool C’ along with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Central Railway. Delhi, Haryana, Saurashtra and Vocational Rehabilitation Centre form pool D.’
The venues would be K D Singh Babu Stadium, North Eastern Railway ground, Chowk Stadium and King George Medical College ground.
Qutub nursery
A 40-day talent-search camp will be organised at Qutub Nursery nets at Mehrauli from May 10.