December 4 was a red-letter day for disability cricketers in India. For the first time, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the formation of the differently-abled committee as per the provisions in the new constitution approved by the Supreme Court.

The decision to form the committee was taken during the Annual General Meeting at Kolkata, where other panels like the umpires, tours, fixtures and technical committees were also formed under the leadership of president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.