Bhubaneswar, Mar 21: Former head coach of the India national cricket team Ravi Shastri on Wednesday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and discussed the development of world-class cricket infrastructure in the state.
Taking to his personal ‘X’ handle, Patnaik 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.”
It is worth mentioning that Shastri visited Bhubaneswar to attend an event where MGM Group, a reputed business house of Odisha with a presence in sports infrastructure, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coaching Beyond. Coaching Beyond is one of India’s premier cricket coaching institutions, founded by Ravi Shastri, B Arun and R. Sridhar, former Team India coaches.
To enhance the sporting culture in Odisha and produce more outstanding cricketers, the MGM Group has established a state-of-the-art High Performance Cricket Academy near Cuttack City, around 30 kilometres from Bhubaneswar, named MGM School of Sports. Coaching Beyond will be the knowledge and technical partner for this venture to facilitate and execute high-quality coaching programs with the aim to bring the world’s best practices to the heart of Odisha.
