Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) president Mahantesh GK said selecting the team was a tough task and there are 9 players named as reserves apart from the 17 in the team from 10 states of the nation.
The World Cup will be held till February 12 and the final will be played in Bengaluru.
The announcement was made today after IndusInd Bank launched the 'World Champions Programme - Cricket for the Blind' here.
Under it, the team will undergo rigorous training workshops and camp. Mahantesh said the Board of Cricket for Control in India has said that they will support the World Cup.
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Skipper Ajay Kumar Reddy said the team will start preparations for the tournament from January 5 from a camp in Indore and he and his men will give more than 100 per cent.
He said neighbouring country Nepal asked for travel fair for the tournament. The winners will get Rs 2O lakh and the runners up will be richer by Rs 15 lakh.
The final 17 member Indian Cricket Team for the 2nd T-20 World Cup for the Blind - Ajay Kumar Reddy (Captain), Prakasha Jayaramaiah (Vice-Captain), Deepak Malik, Rambir Singh, Sukhram Majhi, T Durga Rao, Sunil R, D Venkateswara Rao, Ganeshbhai Muhundkar, Md Faisal, Md Farhan, Ketanbhai Patel, Md Jafar Iqbal, Sonu Golkar, Anish Beg and Prem Kumar G.
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