Blind Band enthrals Team India players

Bangalore, Aug 6 (UNI) A group of visually challenged people entertained Team India players by rolling out a musical treat to them in the garden city today.

The IDL Blind Band, run by a non-profit organisation, IDL Foundation, kept the Indian players, who were here to take part in the Cricket Skill Camp in preparation for the coming tri-series in Sri Lanka, glued to their seats during the 30-minute programme.

Marking their official launch, the band, comprising six instrumental musicians and six singers, began its peformance with an invocation song 'Hey to sach he to Bhagawan hey' and went on to render ten songs, including two numbers dedicated to tsunami, floods and blast victims.

The players joined the Band for the National Anthem.

Talking to reporters, IDL Foundation Founder and Executive Trustee P K Paul said ''Playing for the Indian Cricket Team members is a big honour and we are very happy that we made them happy.

He said ''though the Band has performed for the Karnataka Governor, the Mayor of bangalore and IT major Infosys Chief N R Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murthy and a couple of others, it is being launched officially today.'' Mr Paul said ''It took almost seven months to make them professionals. We provided them with the best musical instruments and gadgets for practice and performance,'' he added.

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