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For the first time, children and young adults from the National Association for the Blind will attend the ESA game between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals live, with volunteers helping narrate every boundary, wicket and roar around them at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

The noise inside Wankhede Stadium will be deafening. More than 20,000 children will fill the stands as Mumbai Indians host Rajasthan Royals in their annual Education and Sports for All (ESA) fixture — one of the most celebrated community initiatives in Indian sport.

But among the sea of young fans waving flags and chanting for their heroes will be a group of children experiencing the IPL in a way few ever have before.

For the first time, children and young adults from the National Association for the Blind will attend the ESA game live, with volunteers helping narrate every boundary, wicket and roar around them. For many visually impaired attendees, this will be their first experience inside a cricket stadium — not merely as spectators, but as participants in the emotion and spectacle of Indian cricket.

“This live experience will increase their confidence and give them exposure to mainstream sporting events. Sports inclusion is an essential part of life for every individual, whether visually impaired or sighted,” said Dr. Vimal Kumar Dengla, Hon’ble General Secretary of NAB India.