‘I nearly died from a stroke, now I’m enjoying cricket for England’

A person who survived a horrific stroke is about to play cricket for England.

Moshifique Ahmed, 41, suffered a mind haemorrhage 5 years in the past which left him in a coma for a number of weeks.

His situation was so critical, his household had been instructed to arrange for the worst.

Against all the chances, Mosh, as he’s identified to his teammates, pulled by means of, and survived the bleed on his mind, however misplaced the power to see.

Fast ahead to 2023 and he varieties a part of England’s blind cricket team.

Speaking to BirminghamLive, he described how one definitive night time in 2017 unfolded. He mentioned he first began complaining of a headache earlier than being taken to A&E and put right into a coma.

When he awoke, he had misplaced each the power to stroll and the power to see. He mentioned going blind left him in a “very dark” place psychologically and bodily.

He mentioned: “There was no chance of me surviving.”

Despite his dramatic change in circumstances, Mosh discovered salvation within the sport he cherished probably the most. A lifelong cricket fan, he’s now a member of England’s blind cricket workforce.

Mosh mentioned: “Doctors told my family it would be a miracle if I survived. When I woke up I was completely blind – it happened overnight.

“Essentially, my brain lost connection to my eyes. I wasn’t able to walk – I was in a wheelchair for months. I was in a very dark place.”

Mosh added that he discovered a way of belonging and function in cricket.

He mentioned the sport has “changed his life” and that he hasn’t seemed again since.

He mentioned: “I’d never heard of blind cricket before I lost my sight – but it has really changed my life.

“As soon as I joined I never looked back.

“I lost all my confidence when I went blind – my social life really suffered.

“Now I come to training, play sports and meet new people – I feel so proud to wear an England shirt and represent my country.”

Mosh and the England Cricket Team will compete on the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games later this month.

On supply for the 2 finalists is a last at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.

Mosh mentioned: “I’m already living the dream of playing the sport I love.

“The chance to play in the Blind Games final at Edgbaston is on another level.”