Still sledging at the Twenty20 Blind World CupRebecca Stevenson/Stuff.co.nz Blindcaps head to World CupThey've had to pay their own way but the Blindcaps are hoping they will upset the professionals at the Twenty20 Blind Cricket World Cup in India. Blind cricket is just like the sighted version, New Zealand Blindcaps captain James Dunn says. REBECCA STEVENSON/FAIRFAX NZ Blindcaps player Kassi Scarlett says the kiwi team are hoping for some upsets at the world cup. In India and neighbouring Pakistan the blind cricket sides are fully professional, with about 3 million blind cricket players in India alone. The Blindcaps were farewelled at AUT last night with the function a combined event launch of a blind cricket game made by the university's Audio Game Hub.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2017 21:08 UTC