The event was held at the spectacular Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, graced by the Chief Guest, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, VK Saxena. Several distinguished guests including the Minister Of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Nisith Pramanik, Minister Of State, Social Justice and Empowerm
Sammy has coached teams in the CPL and PSL, St. Lucia and Peshawar Zalmi, respectively, but this West Indies job is his first as a coach in international cricket. Sammy intends to use his skills, having worked with previous West Indies coaches Ottis Gibson and Phil Simmons to his advantage.
"I was a bit lucky to get five wickets so quickly. The ball was skidding nicely, but the way SKY and Tilak were batting we felt the game could slip if they didn't get out," Mohit said after the match.
"I will attend the inauguration session... great pleasure," Italy's Envoy Vincenzo De Luca told ANI when asked how excited you are to attend in the inaugural session on Friday.
At the outset of his visit, he went to the construction site of Maa Shakumbhari Devi University in Saharanpur district to take stock of the progress in construction.
In the last nine years a new era of sports started in India, which is not just about making India a big power in the field, but also about empowering society through the medium of sports, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the Khelo India University Games on Thursday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the players competing in the Khelo India University Games from all over the country represent India's new energy.
The talented medium pacer dismantled the opponent's batting with his excellent batting, picking five wickets and conceding only five runs. His victims were opener Prerak Mankad (2 runs), Ayush Badoni (1 run), Nicholas Pooran (0), Ravi Bishnoi (3 runs) and Mohsin Khan (0).
The Khelo India University Games runs from May 25 to June 3. Four cities across Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow, Varanasi, Greater Noida and Gorakhpur - will host most events. Only the shooting events are scheduled in New Delhi.
Rohit also received plaudits for the way he lead his team in IPL 2023 because no one really counted the five-time champions as favourites in the competition after a shaky start