Steffan Nero

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Steffan Nero is an Australian visually impaired cricketer who is known for making a world record of the highest individual score in blind cricket with 309 runs against New Zealand on 14 June 2022. Steffan Nero after bagging 309 runs against New Zealand.When he was born, he was diagnosed with congenital nystagmus. In an interview, he said that when he was young, he was totally blind. He further said, When I was young, I was actually very blind. I couldnt see a metre in front of me, but I hit my head and I actually got better sight..When he was ten years old, he used to play cricket with able-bodied children, but later, he started playing blind cricket after his vision deteriorated. He faced involuntary eye movement.At the age of twelve, he gained an interest in goalball. Steffan Nero playing goalball.In an interview, he said that he used to play cricket with his father as a child, but he could not see the bouncer balls he bowled at him.He began his career by playing football, but later, he quit the game and opted to play blind cricket and goalball. Steffan Nero playing cricket when he was young.He got interested in blind cricket because of Western Australia cricket captain Bradley Brider, who later became his close friend. Steffan Nero with Bradley Brider.He was selected for the Australian A cricket team in 2016 when he was seventeen years old.In 2016, during the Australian National Goalball Championship in Sydney, he became the best player in the tournament and received the highest goal scorer award.In 2017, he was selected in the Australian blind cricket team for the Blind T20 World Cup, becoming the youngest member of the team.