Maharashtra blind cricketer Rohit Bhargune, 17, scored a century and two fifties in the Nagesh Trophy, a national-level selection tournament at Belgaum in February, but somehow finds his name missing from the 17-member squad picked by the CABI (Cricket Association for the Blind in India) for the IBSA [International Blind Sports Federation] World Games to be held at Birmingham from August 18.

Pankaj Chaudhary, President of the Cricket Association for the Blind of Maharashtra (CABM) insists that the CABI, which is headquartered in Bangalore, has a selection bias, favouring players from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. “Rohit is just 17 and a very promising player. We need to promote such young talent. But, we are still promoting players, who have been representing the country since 2014. We don’t know on what parameters these players are still being picked for India. I want to ask the CABI if only Karnataka and Andhra players are performing well,” Chaudhary told mid-day on Tuesday.