India, Nov. 12 -- Durga Rao Tompaki will lead a 17-member visually challenged Indian cricket team that was given a send-off here on Thursday ahead of the Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Dhaka from November 15 to 20.

The BCCI has extended its support to the team by sponsoring round-trip air tickets from New Delhi to Dhaka.

"We believe that cricket should provide opportunities for everyone to participate and excel," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said, wishing the team success.

The squad includes players from Gujarat, Delhi, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka.

India will open their campaign against Sri Lanka on November 15 before taking on Pakistan on November 17. They will face hosts Bangladesh on November 19. The final is ...