What is Blind Cricket? Rules, regulations, and history
Blind cricket is a modified version of the sport designed for visually impaired athletes, featuring specialised rules, audible balls, and player classifications based on levels of vision. The sport has recently gained renewed attention in India through social media, growing institutional support, and the continued success of the Indian blind cricket teams on the international stage. How blind cricket is played? Blind cricket is played using a larger hollow plastic ball filled with metal bearings, allowing players to track the ball through sound. The game also uses painted metal stumps and underarm bowling, while bowlers are required to shout “play” while delivering the ball. Each team consists of 11 players divided into three vision categories. B1are totally blind players, B2 are partially sighted players who can see up to two metres and B3 are partially sighted players who can see up to six metres. Teams must include minimum four from B1 players, three B2 players, and four B3 players. These classifications help maintain balance and fairness during matches. Rules that make blind cricket unique While …
