Bangladesh are champions of mentally challenged cricket

Kolkata, Nov 6: Bangladesh might be languishing at the bottom of the ICC rankings, but the 'minnows of world cricket' are the reiging champions in the Special Olympics World Summer Games with India placed at the third position.

Bangaldesh won the gold medal in the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Shanghai after mentally challenged cricket made its debut in the event.

"It was a huge achievement for us. It gives us huge satisfaction. We have always wanted that these boys should not feel deprived. They should never feel that they are not normal. The feeling of champions was great," Sheik told PTI.

Recalling the day, he said, "It was a round-robin-league format and our last match against India was very tough. India needed four runs to win, while we needed a wicket.

with PTI inputs