India and Pakistan blind women show spirit of cricket with handshakes

Blind women from India and Pakistan brushed aside political tensions on Sunday, shaking hands in neutral Sri Lanka at a cricket tournament for the visually impaired.

At what organisers describe as the world’s first blind women’s T20 tournament, players from the two South Asian neighbours showed they had sporting vision even if they lacked sight -- unlike their regular national teams. The World Cup features six teams in a single round-robin. India won all five matches and were the first side to qualify for the semi-finals.