Bhubaneswar: “The showman of Bollywood, Subhash Ghai, wished good luck to the Indian hockey team for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 and wished everyone well for the festivities,” tweeted Hockey India on Tuesday with a video of the popular movie director inviting everyone for the mega event in November.
The Showman of #Bollywood @SubhashGhai1
— Odisha Tourism (@odisha_tourism) September 24, 2018
Twitter has been abuzz lately with hockey related posts. Recently, Bollywood biggie Amitabh Bachchan also tweeted about hockey when the players attended ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. He wrote, “Honouring the Indian hockey team on KBC Karmveer episode .. their dedication, their effort for the country is beyond compare.”
T 2942 – Honouring the Indian Hockey Team on KBC Karmveer episode .. their dedication , their effort for the country is beyond compare ..
जब हम अपने देश के खिलाड़ियों को सम्मानित करते हैं तो हम भारत को समानित करते हैं ,, देश का गौरवहैं ये ; तिरंगे की शान और मान हैं ये ,,??pic.twitter.com/Y6MrGteauY
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 24, 2018
There was a tweet by the National Open Athletics Championship, that kicked off in Bhubaneswar today.
The tweet quoted midfielder Manpreet regarding Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018. “He expects fans at the Kalinga Stadium to come out in big numbers and cheer the team,” read the tweet.
Ace midfielder @manpreetpawar07 is confident that Team India would do well in the upcoming Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018. He expects fans at the Kalinga Stadium to come out in big numbers and cheer the team.
#Odisha2018 @TheHockeyIndia @
— National Open Athletics Championships (@sports_odisha) September 25, 2018
Manpreet also won the Arjun Award today from the President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
All set for today’s ceremony…. #ArjunaAward #
— Manpreet Singh (@manpreetpawar07) September 25, 2018
.@mandeepsingh995, Indian Men’s Team forward, talks about his equation with chief coach Harendra Singh and his dream to replicate his performances from the 2016 Junior World Cup win at the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.#IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 25, 2018
Men’s Hockey World Cup will be held from November 28 to December 16 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. With 16 participating countries, this will be an event to remember. The anthem of the tournament has been composed by legends of Indian music, Gulzar and A. R. Rehman, who will also perform live in the opening ceremony.
