NEW DELHI: The Physical Disability Wing of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) on Thursday held a Special Meeting for the announcement of various Committees and appointments, following the Apex Council Meeting of Physical Disability Wing held in the last month i.e. June 2023 at Udaipur, Rajasthan.
A number of committees were formed consisting of Differently Abled Cricket Officials who had been working for the last many years for the development and promotion of Divyang Cricket in their respective states.
The newly appointed committees and appointed officials will work on finalising a roadmap for the development of Differently Abled cricket in India. A number of Domestic and International Tournaments of the Physically Disabled Wing are also planned to be held in the second half of 2023.
Apart from committees and appointments, discussions were also held regarding the 3rd National Physical Disability T-20 Cricket Championship, 2023 scheduled to be held from September 28 to October 8, 2023, at Udaipur, Rajasthan.
This tournament will witness the participation of 24 Differently Abled Cricket Teams represented by more than 400 Divyang Cricketers. With the participation of such a huge number of cricketers, DCCI will try to record this tournament in the Guinness Book as the World’s Biggest Divyang Cricket Tournament ever held.
Committees (Physical Disability Wing):
Operations Committee:
1. Nitendra Singh (Baroda) Director
2. Avinash Sharma (Delhi) Member
3. Kalpesh Gaikar (Mumbai) Member
4. Gurunam Singh (Gujarat) Member
5. GS Raju (Andhra Pradesh) Member
6. Aftab Alam (Jharkhand) Member
Media and Press Committee:
1. Mahavir Rawat
2. Arjun Chaudhary
Affiliation & Documentation Committee:
1. Girish Shevate (Maharashtra)
2. Sanjay Bhoskar (Vidarbha)
Appointments (Physical Disability Wing):
Zonal Coordinators:
1. South Zone Madhusudan Naik
2. West Zone Girish Shevate
3. East Zone Utpal Majumdar
4. Central Zone Sanjay Singh Tomar
5. North Zone Rajkumar Sunsuna
Tournament Planning and Event Management Director: Dipen Gandhi
Cricket Talent and Development Director: Chandrabhan Giri
Zonal Committee Convenor:
1. Dhiraj Harde
2. Abhishek Singh. (ANI)