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| name = Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|09|28|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Neginhal]], [[Bailhongal]], [[Belgaum district|Belgaum]], India<br />
| organization = [[Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled]]<br />
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'''Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar (Mahantesh GK)''' (28 September 1970 [[Neginhal]], India) is an Indian former [[cricket]] player and sports executive who is the president of World Blind Cricket Ltd and the [[Cricket Association for the Blind in India]] (CABI) <br />
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== CABI ==<br />
A blind [[cricket]] player, Mahantesh founded CABI, which trains blind cricket players to compete in India and internationally. He mentored the men's Indian Blind Cricket team which placed 1st and 2nd in the [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup]] in 2012 and 2017, 4th and 5th in the ODI World Championship in 2014 and 2018, <br />
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The [[Asia Cup]] in 2016, Bilateral Series 2018 and Triangular Series in 2018 are the blind cricket series won by the Indian team under Mahantesh's leadership. <br />
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== World Blind Cricket Limited ==<br />
Mahantesh was elected twice as the President of the World Blind Cricket Limited, As president, he was able to encourage young players to pursue cricket as a career. Mahantesh advocated for the further development and increased recognition of blind cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.choice-international.com/conference-india2013/mahantesh-gk|title=Mahantesh GK - India2013|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2012/02/ndtv-honours-excellence-in-sports-with-spirit-of-sport-awards/|title=NDTV honours excellence in sports with 'Spirit of Sport' awards|website=www.bestmediaifo.com|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174063|title=President Presents ‘National Awards for Divyangjan Empowerment -2017’ on International Day of Persons with Disabilities|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/samarthanam-receives-national-award-1502539094.html|title=Samarthanam receives national award|date=2017-12-03|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/awards-given-away-to-achievers-with-disabilities/article22647148.ece|title=Awards given away to achievers with disabilities|author=Staff Reporter|date=2018-02-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/feb/04/ability-awards-for-six-diffabled-1768042.html|title=Ability awards for six diffabled|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><br />
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