“I was in my preschool when I was diagnosed with Polio. I once suffered from a viral fever and within a week, other signs and symptoms appeared, including the loss of reflexes in one of my legs. I was devastated. It had brought on a lot of unnecessary comments from people around me about my condition. However, my family stood by me. They told me that I had to fight the world and sitting at home won’t help.

It wasn’t any easier, of course. There were times where I had locked up myself in my room and cried for days. But I came out of that dark phase and invested my full time in practising Cricket and simultaneously, pursued my higher education in BA, B.Ed.

Cricket was one sport that I was always passionate about throughout my journey. I started to play local matches representing my state Maharashtra in disabled cricket. I trained myself by playing these games in my village, Dongaon in the Beed district. I have always admired the Indian Cricket Team and hoped that one day I would at least be a part of the state team. Today, I think I was able to achieve my dream and represent team India in disabled cricket with the kind support of the Board of Disabled Cricket Association (BDCA).

It was in the year 2008 when I got an opportunity to play ‘disabled cricket’ and there was no looking back ever since. I participated in several league matches and also won the National tournaments for 5 years in a row for Maharashtra cricket since 2008.
Till date, I have played more than 700 matches in my career both within the State and National levels. I have had a lot of memorable moments on the field in my cricketing career. I was a 4 time Man of the Series awardee and also conferred with the best batsman award in 2019.

I am grateful to God and for everyone who has supported me in my journey so far and I now look forward to training the youngsters who are representing the Disabled cricket team in India.”

– Featuring Mr. Jyotiram Ghule, Indian Divyang Cricketer