Hoping that all’s wheel that will end well, a delegation of wheelchair cricketers met Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais at Raj Bhavan (Walkeshwar) in SoBo earlier this week. The delegation led by Mumbai’s activist for the differently abled Nilotpal Mrinal, asked that permission be granted to practice on University / College grounds. The delegation spokespersons stated that universities do not allow wheelchair cricketers to practice on their grounds.

The group urged the governor to direct all state universities to allow the differently abled (Divyaang) sportspersons to use university / college grounds for practice. The wheelchair players added that most of them come from poor to middle-class families and cannot afford to practice in private clubs and Gymkhanas. They sought the intervention of the Governor to allow them access to university and college playgrounds.