Hyderabad: In an inspiring story, a visually impaired tribal girl from Andhra Pradesh has been selected to represent India in the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind, to be held from November 11 to 23.

A Class X student at the Government Blind Girls’ Ashram School in Visakhapatnam, P Karuna Kumari, has overcome remarkable odds to earn her place on the national team, reports BBC Telugu .

Born to farmer parents from a small village in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Karuna Kumari follows the cricket ball by its sound and hits with perfect timing.

During the selection match held in Bengaluru, the teenager stunned her selectors by scoring 114 runs in just 70 balls.

Her principal D Vijaya, describes Karuna Kumari as a shy girl but a quick learner. “When she joined, she had no c

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