When Javid lost his sight he worried that he wouldn't be able to play cricket. But in discovering Metro Blind Sport, rediscovered his passion for cricket once again.
We got to know Javid through our partner, Metro Blind Sport. As told by Rory, CEO of the organisation: “After losing sight, Javid was isolated at home and lost all self-confidence to leave the house until we reached out to him. For the first cricket session, his mom helped him. She came with him on the bus to a point, and I met him there, and we travelled together to where we trained. That happened probably two or three times,”
“Then he would come alone on the bus to that point, and then I would meet him there, which happened probably twice. After that, he got to the training ground, and it just went from there.”
“He's originally from Bharuch, Gujrat, India (west of India) and went back to his village alone. He took a ball and his bat along with him, and he was showing his friends and family blind cricket and what he does over here, and they were all so amazed. But that confidence from not leaving his home to travelling internationally to a little village, which is by no means a straightforward journey and then showing other people what he's doing is just amazing.”
"The doctor checked my eyes and told me I needed to stop playing cricket, because it's dangerous."
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