gurgaon witnessed some unique cricket matches at lancers international school when paraathletes from different parts of the country came together to participate in the wheelchair cricket league organised by para sports foundation psf the threeday competition saw the clash between four teams delhi sultans up strikers south warriors and chandigarh lions on choosing gurgaon to organise the league sarvesh kumar president psf said gurgaon is a cosmopolitan city and it is the perfect destination to host this unique tournament such matches will give a platform to these paraathletes and we hope gurugrammers will support themhere goes a six a player from up stricker at the event here goes a six a player from up stricker at the eventthis tournament helped us gain recognitionthe enthusiastic players recognised the competition as an opportunity to showcase their talent sonu gupta a player from delhi warrior said we tried to follow all the international cricket rules and regulations the only difference was that the size of our field was smaller compared to a standard cricket ground this will prove that we can compete against anyonei have been playing cricket for the past nine years but never got any professional training i was very excited to take part in this tournament said vinod singh sandhu captain chandigarh lions i started playing cricket as a hobby but now i play the game like a professional i wish to play international cricket and match up to the standards of an international player said sonu from the delhi teamteam delhi sultans celebrate their victory team delhi sultans celebrate their victory we love playing but it gets tough to travel in wheelchairsdinesh from south warriors said i love playing but travelling in a wheelchair for tournaments gets tough i have come all the way from kanyakumari and due to lack of infrastructure and other facilities it gets difficultthere is almost no infrastructure for us we also dont get any kind of government support we selftrain in schools and parks in our cities this tournament will give us an opportunity to get recognition and show our skills said veer singh sandhu from chandigarh lionssarvesh kumar tiwari president psasarvesh kumar tiwari president psathese competitions gives us an opportunity to travel and meet peoplenot just cricket some of the players showed off other skills at the event as well vinod thakur from up strikers who has taken part in many dance reality shows said dancing is my profession but i love playing cricket too taking part in tournaments gives me the opportunity to travel and meet people he said 0150paraathletes hit sixes in gurgaon aurushigoswamitimesgroupcom