the "darling" part was accidental

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Inspirational Motivational of the Day: 35-year-old Zimbabwe-born cricket commentator Dean du Plessis has been doing play-by-play for nearly 11 years.

Not much of a feat until you consider the fact that du Plessis is completely blind.

“I was born with tumours on both my retinas, so I was only meant to be alive for three to maximum five months,” he told AFP, “but I’m 35, not out now, so still playing a good innings.”

To make calls, du Plessis relies on microphones attached to the stumps as well as his familiarity with the players’ grunts and exclamations. ”If I turn my microphones down, I really will be blind.”

[afp / quirkies.]

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