peoplepill id: mahantesh-g-kivadasannavar
MGK
India
2 views today
2 views this week
Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar
Indian sports figure and cricketer

Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
Indian sports figure and cricketer
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Neginhal, India
Age
54 years
Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Mahantesh G K is the president of World Blind Cricket Ltd and the Cricket Association for the Blind in India. Being a blind cricket player himself who participated in many national tournaments during his cricketing days, he strived for the upliftment of the game. Having witnessed the struggles of the blind cricket players Mahantesh laid the foundation for Cricket Association for the Blind in India which opened many opportunities for cricket enthusiasts. CABI organizes blind cricket tournaments from school to an international level providing the right platform for the young players. The organization trains and grooms the overall skill-set of the players, who eventually stand on the international stage and prove that ability goes beyond disability. Through CABI, Mahantesh mentored the Indian Blind Cricket team who had brought home victory in every national and international world cup tournament played. 1st and 2nd T20 World Cup in 2012 and 2017, 4th and 5th ODI World Championship in 2014 and 2018, Asia Cup in 2016, Bilateral Series 2018 and Triangular Series in 2018 are the blind cricket series won by the Indian team under Mahantesh's leadership. Owing to Mahantesh's cricketing ability and his expertise in the field he was elected as the President of the World Blind Cricket Limited twice in a row. Mahantesh encourages young talent in the field and encourages the players to pursue cricket as a career. He advocates for the development of the game on every stage and looks forward to garnering recognition for the game and the visually impaired players.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar is in following lists
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Credits
References and sources
Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes