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| Kashmir’s para-cricket captain Amir Hussain beat incredible odds to play cricket (video below) Pic courtesy Kashmir Life |
February 15, 2016, NewsCrunch
Captain of Jammu and Kashmir’s Para-Cricket team Amir Hussain Lone has no hands but yet plays inspiring cricket.
The lad from Wagam Bijbehara in Anantnag has toured the country playing cricket and is being seen as a national prospect in para games.
Watching Amir Hussain Lone play is to witness the indomitable spirit of human effort.
He grabs the ball with his toes and throws it at the batsmen. He is also good with the bat, which he sandwiches between the neck and the shoulder.
Kashmir Life has documented Amir Hussain Lone’s difficult but inspiring journey to the top of J&K para-cricket team.
He lost both of his hands at the age of seven in an accident at a saw mill where his father worked. He was so badly mauled by the blades, the workers did not dare to touch him as he lay bleeding.
The Army had to be called him to shift him to a hospital, where his arms were amputated.
He spent three years inSrinagar hospitals, an ordeal which also forced his father to sell his land and raise debt to pay for his medical expenses.
After recovering, education was the next big challenge thanks to insensitive teachers. He dropped out, taught himself to write with his legs and returned.
He passed 10th and 12th standard in flying colours and joined adegree College
Captain of Jammu and Kashmir’s Para-Cricket team Amir Hussain Lone has no hands but yet plays inspiring cricket.
The lad from Wagam Bijbehara in Anantnag has toured the country playing cricket and is being seen as a national prospect in para games.
Watching Amir Hussain Lone play is to witness the indomitable spirit of human effort.
He grabs the ball with his toes and throws it at the batsmen. He is also good with the bat, which he sandwiches between the neck and the shoulder.
Kashmir Life has documented Amir Hussain Lone’s difficult but inspiring journey to the top of J&K para-cricket team.
He lost both of his hands at the age of seven in an accident at a saw mill where his father worked. He was so badly mauled by the blades, the workers did not dare to touch him as he lay bleeding.
The Army had to be called him to shift him to a hospital, where his arms were amputated.
He spent three years in
After recovering, education was the next big challenge thanks to insensitive teachers. He dropped out, taught himself to write with his legs and returned.
He passed 10th and 12th standard in flying colours and joined a
He also took up sports, which among other things, included swimming and cricket.
He came to limelight while playing at Bijbehara and soon made his way to J&K National Para cricket team.