The third World Cup Twenty20 blind cricket tournament is scheduled to be held in India in December and the Sri Lankan blind cricket team, which is going to participate in it, has to face a big challenge in the midst of poverty. Accordingly, it has been difficult to find the money needed to participate in this tournament and since the Sri Lanka blind cricket team has no sponsor so far, even participating in the World Cup has become uncertain.

Mr. Chaminda Pushpakumara, Secretary of the Sri Lanka blind cricket Cricket Association, who says that it has been difficult to procure sporting equipments and uniforms for the Sri Lankan team, which is already ranked 3rd in the international cricket ranking, said, 'Since 1998, we have participated in 5 ODI World Cups and 2 T20 World Cups. Based on our performance there and in other tournaments, we are ranked 3rd in the international rankings. Only India and Pakistan are ahead of us internationally. Also, every country that plays Test cricket will participate in the World cup Twenty20 blind Cricket Tournament this year. However, due to the Covid-19 epidemic and the current economic situation in Sri Lanka, it was not possible to find sponsors. Even though we have made several requests to the current Sports Minister and the former Sports Minister for support from the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute and the Sports Ministry, we have not received a response so far.'

The secretary also said that due to the economic difficulties faced by the players of his team, they are also facing severe difficulties. 'Only a few players representing the blind cricket team even have a permanent job. Accordingly, finding more than 3 million rupees to participate in the World Twenty20 blind cricket tournament has become a big challenge at this time. Also, at this time, procuring uniforms has also become a crisis for us. Also, although requests have been made from several organizations that provide uniforms to several national teams, they have not yet responded. Also, due to lack of proper training for more than 3 years, our cricket bats and shoes have become dilapidated. If we can provide some used cricket bats in a sports club, we are ready to accept them and bring honor to Sri Lanka.'