Chief Minister Sai used to make bat himself from wood, told childhood story to Sourav Ganguly
Raipur. Former captain of the Indian cricket team and former president of BCCI, Shri Sourav Ganguly arrived today to pay a courtesy call on Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai. Ganguly wished the Chief Minister for the New Year. The Chief Minister also congratulated Ganguly. During this, formal discussions were held on cricket, Chhattisgarh and various other topics. During the discussion, Ganguly asked the Chief Minister about his interest in cricket. The Chief Minister said that there was so much interest in cricket that people used to make their own bats out of wood to play cricket in the village. Describing about Jashpur district, he said that hockey is played here. Here the hill Korwa tribe does archery very skillfully, hence players take great interest in archery also.
Ganguly told that he came to Chhattisgarh for the first time. The stadium of Nava Raipur here is very good. I was told that international matches have taken place here and famous players like Sachin have also played here. He also asked the Chief Minister whether he ever came to Kolkata. The Chief Minister said that as Union Minister of State, he had to visit Kolkata a lot while looking after the Steel Ministry. Ganguly asked the Chief Minister in detail about Chhattisgarh. The Chief Minister said that Chhattisgarh is rich in forest resources. It is quite beautiful naturally. Are also rich in minerals. On this occasion, the Chief Minister welcomed Ganguly by presenting him a statue of the state animal forest buffalo made of bell metal and a shawl. Ganguly respectfully presented his autographed bat to the Chief Minister.
