Ravi Shastri Calls On CM Naveen Patnaik, Discusses Cricket In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Former head coach of the India national cricket team Ravi Shastri met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday and discussed on the development of world-class cricket infrastructure in the state.

Ravi Shastri was in Odisha on the occasion of a MoU signing event.

Taking to his personal ‘X’ handle, the CM wrote, “Glad to meet ex-cricketer & former head coach of Team India, @RaviShastriOfc, 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 the development of world-class cricket infrastructure in #Odisha. Thanked him for appreciating the State’s illustrious sporting ecosystem.”

On Wednesday, MGM School of Sports signed a MoU with Coaching Beyond, one of India’s premier cricket coaching institutions founded by Ravi Shastri in association with two other former Team India coaches Bharat Arun and R Sridhar.

It will facilitate high-quality cricket by using the world’s best practices of coaching and sports sciences.