FULL NAME: Pankaj Bhue
GENDER: Male
BORN: 2 January 1995 (Source: Paralympic Committee of India)
HOME ADDRESS: Phulapali, Barpali, Bargarh, Odisha, India
PARENTS: Father (Shiblal Bhue), Mother (Mena Bhue)
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: After completing his schooling from Bhima Bhoi School for Blind in Bhubaneswar, Bhue pursued Plus Two in Resham College.
PROFESSION: Working at Indian Postal Department
TYPE OF CRICKETER: Allrounder
CATEGORY OF BLINDNESS: B2 (Partially blind)
TYPE OF ATHLETE: Sprinter, Long jumper and High jumper
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Chandra Sekhar Patnaik (Cricket) and Sandeep Sen (Athletics)
OTHER GAMES PLAYED: Athletics
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha, India

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN CRICKET:

ZONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha team that won the sixth successive title in the East Zone Cricket Tournament for the Blind, held at Kolkata from Oct 20-22, 2017.

NATIONAL:
*     He was vice-captain of the Odisha team that reached semifinals in the 24th National Cricket Tournament for the Blind, held in Mumbai from Oct 29 to Nov 3, 2017.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that emerged champions in the National Cricket Tournament for the Blind at Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad on May 8, 2016.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Indian team that made a clean sweep of Mens Bilateral T20 Cricket Series for Blind 5-0 against Sri Lanka, held at Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi from 11-15 March 2024.
*     He was part of the Indian Mens Team that won the 3-match Friendship Cricket Series for the Blind 2-1 against Pakistan, held at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai from 22-25 February 2024.
*     He was part of the Indian visually challenged men cricket team that won the Silver medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, England on 26 August 2023.
*     He was adjudged Man of the Match in the second game of the Triangular T20 Series for Blind at Bengaluru on Oct 6, 2018.
*     He was part of the Indian team that retained the title in the 5th ODI Cricket World Cup for the Blind, held in Pakistan and UAE from Jan 7-20, 2018.
*     Represented India in the T20 World Cup for the Blind at Bangalore in December, 2012.
*     Bagged three wickets for 37 runs to help India beat arch rivals Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup.

DETAILS OF INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE:
101, 3/2: Vs England, Triangular T20 Series for Blind, SSE Ground, Bengaluru, Oct 6, 2018.
0/14, DNB: Vs Nepal, 5th ODI World Cup, League match, Eden Garden CG, Ajman, UAE, Jan 14, 2018.
2/18, DNB: Vs Bangladesh, 5th ODI World Cup, League match, MCC Ground, Ajman, UAE, Jan 13, 2018.
DNB: Vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI World Cup, League match, Ajman Oval, Ajman, UAE, Jan 10 2018.
7*: Vs Pakistan, T20 match, YMCA Ground, Chennai, March 13, 2012.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN ATHLETICS:

NATIONAL:
*     Won the mens long jump Bronze medal in T13 category of the 2nd Khelo India Para Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 23 March 2025.
*     Won the mens T-13 long jump Silver medal in the 23rd National Para Athletics Championship at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) on 18 February 2025.
*     Won 2 Silver medals (one each in T-13 mens 100m run and long jump events) in the 22nd National Para Athletics Championships in Panaji, Goa on 12 January 2024.
*     Won 1 Gold and 1 Silver medal in para athletics 100m run and long jump respectively in mens T13 category of the 1st Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi on 11 December 2023.
*     Won the Gold medal in mens T-13 long jump and Bronze medal in 100m sprint events of the 21st National Para Athletics Championship at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on 18 and 19 March 2023 respectively.
*     Won the Bronze medal in men 100m T-13 category in the 20th National Para Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 29th March 2022.
*     Three Silver medals (One each in mens F13 long jump, F13 high jump and T13 100m events of the 18th National Para Athletics Championship, held at Devi Lal Sports Complex, Panchkula, Haryana, March 25-29, 2018.
*     Two Gold medals (One each in mens T13 long jump and F13 high jump events of the 17th National Para Athletics Championship, held at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan, March 31-April 4, 2017.
*     Won Gold medal in mens B3 long jump (5.98m), Silver in 200m run (25.26s), Silver in 4x100m relay, Bronze in 100m (12.25s) and Bronze in 4x400m relay events of the 20th IBSA National Sports Meet for the Blind, held in New Delhi, Dec 12-15, 2016.
*     One Gold medal each in mens T13 long jump (5.76m) and F13 high jump (1.49m) events of the 16th Senior National Para Athletics Championship, held at Ch Devi Lal Sports Complex, Panchkula, Haryana, March 26-30, 2016.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Bagged 2 Gold and 1 Silver medal (gold in mens T-13 long jump, 200m run and silver in 100m run) in the 5th Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship, held at Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru from 5-7 May 2023.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     On 8 September 2023, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik  felicitated him with a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh for being part of the Indian mens team that won the silver medal at the IBSA World Games 2023 in Birmingham, England.
*     His father Shiblal Bhue is a tractor driver.
*     He is second among four siblings and is partially blind.
*     He has been playing cricket since the 2005 under the tutelage of Subrat Chatterjee.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 19th December 2012
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 24 March 2025