Bhubaneswar: Odia deaf cricketers Sibun Nanda and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra got a rousing welcome here at Biju Patnaik International Airport on Thursday. They both are the part of the Indian squad which emerged victorious in the three-day ODI deaf series played between India and Australia concluded on Wednesday, after intense actions and stellar performances by the deaf cricket squads of both teams at Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.
The ODI deaf series hosted by the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) witnessed three high-octane matches played from March 10-12. After their successful triumph in the recently concluded T20 Tri-Series between India, South Africa and Australia, the Indian squad clinched another glorious victory in the ODI Deaf Series against Australia.
Reestablishing their dominance in the game, the Indian deaf cricket team sealed the series title by defeating Australia 3-0.
While talking about the third ODI series the Odia all-rounder Sibun Nanda expressed “before the match we had already won the series, our team had nothing to lose so we made a plan to script a 3-0 series win. In the last match on Wednesday, the Australia team was bowled out for 195 in 43.3 overs. Our team reached the winning target in 38.2 overs for the loss of eight wickets and registered a two wickets victory. I had contributed 65-ball 39 runs, which was the highest for my team.”
