India's disabled cricketers out to rule
Updated On: 26 July, 2019 07:22 AM IST | | Umaima Saeed
Umaima Saeed on what caused each of these cricketers' disability long before they made it to the Wales-bound India's T20 Physically Disability World Cricket Series team

Vikrant Keni
While the Indian cricket team is back home from England and Wales without the World Cup trophy, India's handicapped cricket team will now travel to the same country to win another World Cup. In a first, a six-nation global tournament called the Physical Disability World Series will be played in England from August 5 in the T20 format. India, called Wadekar Warriors, will kickstart their campaign against England on August 6, while their game against arch-rivals Pakistan is scheduled on August 8. Here, we look at India's 16-member squad who will stretch every sinew to do the country proud.
Vikrant Keni (Captain and all-rounder)
Born: April 3, 1986
The captain of the Indian team, Keni's right hand was afflicted with polio since childhood. The Mumbaikar says that his passion for the game never made him feel disabled. The all-rounder has been playing in the physically challenged team since 2012, but this will be the first time he will be leading the team.

