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Introduction and History

Nowadays physically challenged persons living pressurized life. Their life is full of disappointments and expectations. The reason behind this is,there is no social respect because these peoples are not economically stronger. So they are fighting each and every day in their life by facing lot of troubles basic needs. Only 5% of physically challenged persons living their life with basic needs.Other 95% of people’s life ends before achieving their basic needs by struggling.If they need to come out of these struggles then it needs psychological change. This can be achieved only through sports. When physically challenged persons playing their games they forgot about their struggles and just their concentration to win the games. In India, 7 out of 10 peoples interested to play cricket only. Physically challenged persons are not exception for this. Most of the physically challenged persons dreams and interests to play cricket only. Physically challenged persons who are legs affected (Polio and accident) used to play cricket in sitting position is called SITTING CRICKET.

Sitting cricket was played from 2010 approximately. It starts in Tamil nadu. There are more than eight district sitting cricket teams in tamilnadu. Physically challenged persons from tamilnadu showing their talents by participating in tamilnadu state level tournaments. More than 200 sitting cricket players found in tamilnadu till now.

Sitting cricket tournaments for physically challenged persons happening every year in districts like Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Thanjavur. Teams from different districts like Kanyakumari, Chennai, Thoothukudi, Tirunvelveli, Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai and Dharmapuri are participating in the tournaments.

Introduction to Para Sitting Cricket Association

Sitting cricket tournaments are happening from the year 2010 approximately. Even though matches were played there is no unity between district teams and there are no written rules. Chennai sitting cricket team captain Mr. Mohamed Gadaffedecided to change this. To show this physically challenged cricket talents outside Mr. Mohamed gadaffe, Mr. N. Sankaravel and Sabarinathan decided to start India level association for sitting cricket under guidance by Dr. MS. Nagarajan(PARALYMPIC ASSOCIATION OF TAMIL NADU – PRESIDENT). Then Para sitting cricket association of India was successfully registered with Reg. no: 353/2016 on13-10-2016

To take sitting cricket to the international levelDr.MS.Nagarajan, Mr.Mohamed gadaffe and Mr. N. Sankaravel written rules and formed book and circulated to everyone. Big sitting cricket tournament held at Sri Ramakrishna mission vidhyalyacollege (23,24,-07- 2016) with written rules for the first time. All sitting cricket tournaments held after were supported and tournaments to be happenwill be support by Para sitting cricket association of India.

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