Dhoni will be there at World T20: Bravo
BHUBANESWAR:AFTERPLAYING their first three home games away in Pune due to the delay in the completion of the upgradation work at the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha FC will now hosttheirindiansuperleague (Isl)matchesinbhubaneswar, starting December 27. The first game for Odisha FC in Bhubaneswar will be against Jamshedpur FC.
The delay at the Kalinga Stadium was due to the upcoming FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2020 as the Bhubaneswar-based ISL club had to shift their first three games to Pune. Out of those three, Josep Gombau’s Odisha FC drew against ATK, lost to Bengaluru and won against Hyderabad FC.
Odishafcceo,ashishshah said: “It has been a tough season so far for the entire team as we have played all games away from Bhubaneswar. We are happy to now play in front of our fans. People in the state are very passionate about sports and we are hopeful that they will come in big numbers tosupportusatourhome-kalinga Stadium.” IANS
CHENNAI: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo believes that his Chennai Super Kings team mate and captain MS Dhoni will be at the World T20 that will be held in Australia next year. Dhoni has been on a sabbatical from cricket since India’s semi-final exit from the 2019 ICC World Cup.
“Dhoni has never retired. So I think he will be there at the World T20. MS has never let things outside cricket influence him and he has taught us the same and told us to never panic and trust our abilities,” Bravo was quoted as saying by Times of India.
Bravo recently reversed his international retirement and made himself available for T20 Internationals. The 36-year-old former ODI captain said that he still has a lot to offer and it was the change of leadership both on and off the field that convinced him to make the comeback.
“I feel good physically and I still have a lot to offer. I had retired because of off-field politics. But there is a change of leadership both on and off the field. So I felt that it is a good time to come back.
“This is a very talented, vibrant and young side. If the talent of these youngsters can be managed properly and seniors like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and I can return to the squad, we can be world beaters again,” he said.
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