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does he consider these disabilities as any kind of obstacles in his game. After putting up a great show in the Lahore Test against India in 1984, he followed it up by taking 5 wickets conceding only 127 runs in the first innings against the New Zealand team in the Test played at Wellington in New Zealand in the year 1985. He thus created yet more havoc, this time on a foreign soil. The career record of this young player shows that in 18 Test matches he has taken 63 wickets by sending 4375 balls. He has the distinction of taking 5 wickets four times in a single innings. What is more important is the fact that this onehanded wonder has established unique records in a game like cricket, which requires the use of both the hands, by surpassing his physical deformities.
The blind and the visually impaired people can not only participate in Golf but can compete with those endowed with sight. Golf was popularised in the west for the blind and Blind Golfer Championship was organised in America. There are more than 100 blind golfers in England.
One such golfer David Benwale became blind when he was eight-year old. He used to accompany his golfloving friends and his interest in the game got enkindled. Another blind golfer Ron Tomlinson helped him to play golf and that was a turning point in his life.
He became an ace golfer. About ten years ago, David Benwell was in India and his performance in the Delhi Golf Club won the admiration of the spectators present.
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