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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shekhar
Naik
| image =File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Shekar Naik Lachma, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017.jpg
| image_caption = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Shekar Naik Lachma, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 30 March 2017
| country = India
| fullname = Lachma Shekhar naik
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shimoga]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = Wicket-keeper
| date = 25 January 2017
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35277.html ESPNcricinfo]
}}

'''Shekhar Naik''' (born 7 April 1986) is an Indian [[national blind cricketer]] and a former captain of the [[India national blind cricket team]]. He captained India to victories at the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup in 2012 and Blind Cricket World Cup in 2014. In 2017, the Government of India awarded Shekhar Naik with [[Padma Shri]], the country's fourth highest civilian honour. He is a Right-handed batsman and also a wicket-keeper.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Arka|title=A true Indian sporting hero : Shekhar Naik |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/a-true-indian-sporting-hero-shekhar-naik/articleshow/49677782.cms|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=The Economic Times|date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhimani |first1=Bhavesh |title=Interview with Indian Cricket Team Captain Shekhar naik: "Our only demand is affiliation with BCCI" |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/interview-indian-blind-cricket-team-043912701.html |accessdate=25 January 2017 |work=Yahoo! News |date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202082503/https://in.news.yahoo.com/interview-indian-blind-cricket-team-043912701.html |archivedate=2 February 2017 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Naik was born in a nomadic [[Banjara]] family in [[Arakere, Shrirangapattana|Arakere]] in southern [[Karnataka]] as the son of a farmer. He was born completely blind, and his mother and 15 members of his family also had visual impairment. Naik injured his head after falling down along the bank of a river when he was seven. He was taken to a health camp organised nearby, and during the treatment the doctors realised the possibility of restoring sight in his right eye. He was subsequently operated upon in [[Bangalore]] and was able to get 60% of his vision in his right eye.<ref name="ES">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/18556949/meet-shekar-naik-world-cup-winner-know-enough-about |title=Meet Shekar Naik, the World Cup winner you didn't know enough about |date=26 January 2017 |publisher= [[ESPN]] |accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref>

His father died soon after, and he was sent to the Shri Sharada Devi School for the Blind in [[Shimoga]]. He learnt to play cricket while at the school. He worked in the fields during the summer holidays to fund his cricketing ambitions. His mother died when he was 12. While not playing, he works as a sports coordinator for an NGO called Samarthanam, which funds the Cricket Association for the Blind in India. He has two daughters.<ref name="ES" /><ref name="SK">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/shekar-naik-blind-cricketer-won-india-world-cup |title=Shekar Naik: The blind cricketer who won India the World Cup |publisher=Sportskeeda |accessdate=12 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230041814/http://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/shekar-naik-blind-cricketer-won-india-world-cup |archivedate=30 December 2016 }}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2000, he was drafted into the Karnataka team after scoring 136 runs in 46 balls. He was called up into the [[India national blind cricket team]] in 2002 and went on to captain the team in 2010. Every team consists of 4 B1 players (completely blind), 3 B2 players (partially blind) and 4 B3 players (partially sighted). Naik is among the B2 players. He was the man of the tournament in the 2006 World Cup. He scored 134 runs in 58 balls against England in the finals, to help the team win the inaugural T20 world cup in 2012. He also led the team to victory in the 2014 Cricket World Cup held in [[South Africa]]. In 2017, he became the first Blind cricketer to be awarded the [[Padma vibhushan]].<ref name="ES" /><ref name="SK" />

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite news|title=Kohli to receive Padma Shri |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kohli-conferred-padma-shri-award/238448 |accessdate=25 January 2017 |work=Wisden India |date=25 January 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126112556/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kohli-conferred-padma-shri-award/238448 |archivedate=26 January 2017 }}
*{{cite news|title=From Shekhar Naik to Mariyappan Thangavelu: Unsung heroes in Padma Shri list |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/25/from-shekhar-naik-to-mariyappan-thangavelu-unsung-heroes-in-padma-shri-list-1563460--1.html |accessdate=25 January 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022159/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/25/from-shekhar-naik-to-mariyappan-thangavelu-unsung-heroes-in-padma-shri-list-1563460--1.html |archivedate=2 February 2017 }}
*{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/a-true-indian-sporting-hero-shekhar-naik/articleshow/49677782.cms |title=A true Indian sporting hero : Shekhar Naik |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |accessdate=12 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714194129/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/a-true-indian-sporting-hero-shekhar-naik/articleshow/49677782.cms |archivedate=14 July 2017 |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Arka }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/91059/the-shekar-naik-story-first-blind-cricketer-to-be-awarded-the-padma-shri-t20-world-cup-for-the-blind |title=The Shekar Naik Story - First blind cricketer to be awarded the Padma Shri |publisher= [[CricBuzz]] |accessdate=12 July 2017}}

== External links ==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=35277}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}

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[[Category:Indian blind people]]
[[Category:Blind cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Shimoga]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]

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