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Vikrant Keni named Indian captain for Physically Disabled Champions Trophy
This will be the first Champions Trophy for the specially abled cricketers since 2019.
Vikrant Ravindra Keni has been named captain of the Indian team.
Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) named Vikrant Ravindra Keni as the captain of the 17-member Indian team for the forthcoming Physically Disabled Champions Trophy, set to begin in Sri Lanka on January 12.
The tournament will end on January 21.
This will be the first ever Champions Trophy for the specially abled cricketers since 2019, with India beginning their campaign with a highly anticipated opening match against rival Pakistan.
The DCCI's national selection panel finalised the team following an intensive training camp in Jaipur, overseen by head coach Rohit Jalani, who expressed confidence in the team's balance and capabilities.
The other participating teams in the ten-day-long tournament are England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The DCCI held the Challengers Trophy last month at the same venue in Jaipur in which four teams of India competed for the top honours. On the basis of the performance of the players in that tournament, DCCI shortlisted 25 players for the camp. The team will travel to Colombo from Delhi next week.
