Pakistan Blind Cricket Council

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Pakistan Blind Cricket Council
پاکستان بلائنڈ کرکٹ کونسل
Pakistan Blind Cricket Council logo.png
Sport Blind Cricket
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationPBCC
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
Affiliation World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC)
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Affiliation date1997
Headquarters64-J1 Block, Johar Town, Lahore
ChairmanSyed Sultan Shah
Other key staffMaher Yousaf Haroon (General Manager)
Official website
www.pbcc.org.pk
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Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) is the governing body of blind cricket in Pakistan. It was founded in 1997, [1] and is a founding member of the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC), and a full member of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

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It controls and manages all the tours and matches undertaken by Pakistan blind cricket team. It also promotes blind cricket at domestic level, and provides regular rehabilitation to the players. [2]

Syed Sultan Shah is the current Chairman of the PBCC, having been in office since 2009. [3] He also serves as the President of the WBCC. [4]

History

In August 1996, the first International Conference was held for blind cricket in Delhi, India, in which seven countries participated. The World Blind Cricket Council was formed then with Pakistan as one of its founding members.

In May 2018, the PBCC announced the formation of the national women team for the first time. Around a 100 players were registered for the trials ahead of the team's debut series against Nepal. [5]

Affiliated clubs

As of 2017, the following 16 clubs are affiliated with PBCC: [6]

No.Club nameDistrictProvince
1Abbottabad Cricket Club of the Blind Abbottabad District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2Attock Cricket Club of the Blind Attock District Punjab
3Azad Kashmir Cricket Club of the Blind Mirpur District Azad Kashmir
4Bahawalpur Cricket Club of the Blind Bahawalpur District Punjab
5Faisalabad Cricket Club of the Blind Faisalabad District Punjab
6Gujranwala Cricket Club of the Blind Gujranwala District Punjab
7Hyderabad Cricket Club of the Blind Hyderabad District Sindh
8Islamabad Cricket Club of the Blind Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory
9Karachi Cricket Club of the Blind Karachi Sindh
10Lahore Cricket Club of the Blind Lahore District Punjab
11Multan Cricket Club of the Blind Multan District Punjab
12Okara Cricket Club of the Blind Okara District Punjab
13Peshawar Cricket Club of the Blind Peshawar District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
14Quetta Cricket Club of the Blind Quetta District Balochistan
15Sargodha Cricket Club of the Blind Sargodha District Punjab
16Sheikhupura Cricket Club of the Blind Sheikhupura District Punjab

References

  1. ↑ Ujwal Singh (22 January 2018). "High time BCCI threw its weight behind India's world-class blind cricket team". India Today. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Our Work – Pakistan Blind Cricket Council". Pakistan Blind Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sultan Shah has done Pakistan proud with his achievements in blind cricket". Dawn . 12 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Bajwa, Ghalib (13 February 2022). "PBCC chairman aims to win next Blind T20 World Cup". The News International . Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan launches women's blind cricket team". ARY News . 26 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Affiliated Clubs – Pakistan Blind Cricket Council". Pakistan Blind Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.


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