Bhubaneswar: Former cricketer and former head coach of Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri on Wednesday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
The Chief Minister and the former Team India head coach had a very fruitful discussion on development of world class cricket infrastructure in Odisha.
Shastri has highly appreciated the Odisha CM for the steps taken for the promotion of sports in the State.
Shastri, who is also a well-known commentator, had visited Odisha to attend the MoU signing event between ‘Coaching Beyond’ cricket academy and Cuttack-based MGM School of Sports to establish a high performance cricket academy.
The Chief Minister thanked Shastri for appreciating the State’s illustrious sporting ecosystem.
On his ‘X’ handle, the CM wrote, “Glad to meet ex-cricketer & former head coach of Team India, Ravi Shastri, who visited #Odisha to attend the MoU signing event between ‘Coaching Beyond’ cricket academy and #Cuttack-based MGM School of Sports to establish a high performance cricket academy. Had a very fruitful discussion on development of world class cricket infrastructure in Odisha. Thanked him for appreciating state’s illustrious sporting ecosystem”.
5T & Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian was present during the discussion of the Chief Minister and the former Team India head coach.