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[caption id="attachment_29147" align="aligncenter" width="503"] Sourav Ganguly and Abhishek Dalmia donating NCC's help to visually challenged cricketers[/caption] Internet Desk: The National Cricket Club (NCC) today officially became the kit sponsors for the two visually challenged cricketers from Bengal, who have been selected for India trials for the forthcoming T-20 World Cup. The two cricketers Surajit Ghara and Prasenjit Adak will be leaving for Kerala tomorrow where the trials are being held. The kit was formally handed over by Sourav Ganguly, who is also an executive committee member of NCC. The 2nd T-20 World Cup for the blind will take place in January 2017 with India playing host under the aegies of Cricket Association for the Blind in India. 56 players have been selected for trials. Speaking on the occasion Avishek Dalmiya, Chairman NADP of BCCI, said: "We believe participation in sport has a positive effect on psycho-social development of a person. We have always upheld the greater cause of sport and this is a good initiative in this direction." Niraj Kajaria, Secretary NCC, said: " NCC's partnership with Cricket Association for Blind in Bengal would ensure that our objective of promoting cricket is met." The cricketer duo felt elated at getting a kit sponsor and getting it from none other than Sourav Ganguly made their moment special.