Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watched the T20I match between India and South Africa at the Barabati stadium here on Sunday.
The Chief Minister congratulated the South Africa team for the victory.
Taking to the Twitter, Naveen said that he was amazed to see the love for sports among spectators and wished for more matches at Cuttack in future.
Watched a terrific T20I #Cricket match between #INDvsSA at the Barabati Stadium. Congratulations to the SA team for winning it. Amazed to see the love for sports among spectators and wish for more matches at Cuttack in future. pic.twitter.com/l6j7lheicw
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 12, 2022
Earlier, BCCI President and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly had paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Minister at Naveen Niwas.
Notably, the CM had purchased the first ticket for the Barabati match.
The fans had turned in large numbers to Barabati Stadium to watch the match the home team as international cricket returns to Odisha after a gap of more than two years.
A disciplined bowling performance followed by Heinrich Klaasen’s brilliant knock (81 off 46) led South Africa to a convincing four-wicket win over India in the second T20I and helped them take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series at the Barabati Stadium.