Pitch perfect: Himachal player's national cricket dreams take flight
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The event is to be held from August 7 to 9, 2025, at the Amma Cricket Ground in Melmaruvathur, Chennai.
What makes Amit's selection particularly remarkable is that he is the only player from HP in the tournament and plays with 85% physical disability.
Amit's story is one of courage and hope in the face of monumental odds. In 2018, he visited a private university where he happened to see a wheelchair cricket match. The episode gave a new direction to his life.
Despite being confined to a wheelchair since childhood, he loved cricket—but he thought that the pitch was lost to him forever.
"Seeing players on the field reignited that childhood dream in me. Inspired and motivated, I returned to HP with a mission to form a wheelchair cricket team in a state where no such initiative existed," he said.
He began reaching out to players from various cities of HP, including Una, Kangra, Chamba, Nalagarh, and others.
His efforts culminated with Himachal's first wheelchair cricket match held in Chandigarh in 2018. Since then, he has consistently conducted training camps at Anu Ground, Hamirpur, mentoring and encouraging new players. In the wake of his efforts, the Himachal Pradesh Wheelchair Cricket Team has emerged as a competitive unit in national-level tournaments, with Amit leading the team as captain in two national events.
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Besides cricket, he likes bowling, and his skills with the ball have earned him a spot in the prestigious India-B squad.
A govt primary teacher in Chauri educational block, Amit cherishes the unconditional support offered by his parents, younger brother, and sister.
For all his achievements, he is not about to rest on his laurels. His aim is to bring the HP Wheelchair Cricket Association under the official jurisdiction of the HP Cricket Association, seeking better recognition and infrastructure for future players.
He is also determined to establish the state's first women's wheelchair cricket team, aiming to create equal opportunities for disabled women in sports.
About the ensuing event, he said that it was being organised by the Tamil Nadu Wheelchair Cricket Association. The series will feature three elite teams—India-A, India-B, and India-C.
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