Friday, 30th January 2009, saw the finals between SIES & Xaviers which started at 15:30 PM. Teams with a mix of blind, low vision and sighted players from SIES, RUIA and Xaviers college participated for the XRCVC (Xaviers Resouce Centre for Visually Challenged) Challenger Trophy. Xaviers after winning the toss, elected to bat and set a target of 80 runs for SIES to win in 10 overs. Xaviers succesfully defended and won the challenger trophy.
The event was sponsored by State Bank of India and Radio One. The chief guest for the event was Harsha Bhogle, a well know international commentrator. He was quite sporty and did commentry for a few overs and also tried his hand at playing cricket with his eyes closed during innings break (he was nowhere close to the ball). He was impressed with the way both teams played and committmment shown by the players as well as the support received from the college and fellow students. He even went on to say that he would want to be present next year as well for the event.
Photo (R to L): Myself, Harsha Bhogle and Dr Sam Taraporewala
It was an event well coordinated and excecuted. All appreciation to Sam and his team and of course to the bunch of dedicated volounteers without whom the event would have been a difficult proposition..
Regards,
Ranjish Kattady
Regional Information & Liaison Officer
Sightsavers International (India Region)
Phone : +91 22 28821919/ 0808 Extn:114
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