The origin of Wheelchair Cricket is not clearly documented anywhere. However, it is clear that from some undocumented source depicting a games played that involves striking a ball preferably tennis ball with a bat sitting on wheelchair. While making an online research as well as meeting with few of them, it was observed that the first ever Wheelchair Cricket Match in the country was formally organized by Shri Atul Srivastava at Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) in 2016. Shri Srivastava himself was on wheelchair and had invited three teams collectively and were not state specific. Further, it was also observed that few segregated matches were organized by Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) in the country. For instance, players were invited from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh. 

In Haryana, Wheelchair Cricket Match was organized by Shaan-e-Khalsa Sewa Samiti on 10th September, 2016 at Sirsa by inviting players from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh and Haryana itself. In Chandigarh, the first formal wheelchair tournament and a complete series comprising of four state teams from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab was organized by Association of Professional Social Workers and Development Practitioners (APSWDP). The event was supported by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Regional Center Chandigarh under the initiative of Capacity Building and Training of Persons with Disabilities through Sports from 21-22 October, 2017 at Panjab University, Chandigarh. The event made a remarkable debut in the country and sensitized media, Sports, and marginalized community based organizations. It sparked a momentum in the entire country and set a platform for many aspiring wheelchair cricketers. 

In 2018, another wheelchair tournament and series was organized by Association of Professional Social Workers and Development Practitioners (APSWDP) from 20-21 January, 2018 at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) Campus by inviting players from Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Gujarat. It motivated to evolve wheelchair cricket in India in an organized way as a part of empowerment of Persons with Disabilities through Sports which became a part of capacity building and training programme. Later, a series of wheelchair cricket was organized by a sports trust at Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) in 2018. Association of Professional Social Workers and Development Practitioners (APSWDP) has already developed the capacity of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from 08 States/U.T. namely Chandigarh, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh. It was aimed at evolving the State Level Associations and Organizations for promoting wheelchair cricket in the country by the way of introducing it as a formal setup under the State specific legal instrument. Simultaneously, a country wide federation was also established with overall guidance and technical support of APSWDP namely ‘Wheelchair Cricket Federation of India’ (WCFI) in 2018.

Since the inception of WCFI, few States Associations namely Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have organized selection camps, trainings and friendly matches in 2018-19 on war footing. Similarly, ‘Divyang Wheelchair Cricket Federation of Chhattisgarh’ (DWCFC) has organized an Intra-State Wheelchair Cricket Tournament on 16-17 March, 2019 at Indira Gandhi Krishi Visvavidyala (IGKV), Raipur under the patronage of WCFI. In 2019, WCFI organized a high profile Day & Night Wheelchair Cricket Match between North India XI and Central India XI under the patronage of Chief Electoral Officer, Chandigarh Election Commission of India for the Promotion of Accessible Elections during ‘General Elections 2019’ on 14th May, 2019 at Cricket Stadium, Sector-16, Chandigarh. This initiative has been described as one of the best practice under the compendium compiled by the Election Commission of India. 

Thereafter, Karnataka Wheelchair Cricket Association (KWCA) had organized a ‘Dasahra Cup’ on 29th September, 2019 at Mysuru. In 2020, Gujarat Wheelchair Cricket Association (GWCA) had organized a triangular series between Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat from 01-02 February, 2020 at Baroda. It was first of its kind in the State of Gujarat, which made a remarkable event and was appreciated by the Hon’ble Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. 

WCFI endeavors to promote wheelchair cricket in the country with a vision of its holistic inclusion in the Social Welfare schemes. Wheelchair cricket aims at bringing peace and harmony among the families of PwDs. It also aids and empowers PwDs to overcome their long depression of staying exclusively inside the four walls of house. It motivates them to be a part of a team with alike peers who have not surrendered because of their being as PwDs. It is a great achievement and one of the best initiative towards empowerment of Persons with Disabilities led by WCFI along with its affiliated Associations in 08 different States/ U.T.’s.