Naveen Watches Odisha Juggernauts Record Hat-Trick Of Wins In Ultimate Kho Kho league

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Juggernauts are on a roll in the Ultimate Kho Kho League.

Up against Chennai Quick Guns at Pune’s Shiv Chhatrapati Sports complex on Wednesday evening, the Juggernauts rolled past their opponents 51-41 to post their third successive win.

Among those who watched another brilliant performance by the Juggernauts was Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

“Watching a wonderful #KhoKho match of ongoing @ultimatekhokho league. Join me to cheer our own team, #OdishaJuggernauts (@od_juggernauts). #AbKhoHoga #OdishaForSports,” tweeted Naveen with a picture of him watching Wednesday’s match on television.

Watching a wonderful #KhoKho match of ongoing @ultimatekhokho league. Join me to cheer our own team, #OdishaJuggernauts (@od_juggernauts).#AbKhoHoga#OdishaForSports pic.twitter.com/GYoMXCbZm0

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 24, 2022

With their fourth win on five fixtures, Odisha Juggernauts are in the top-2 in the standings with a tally of 12 points.

Nilesh Jadhav scored 15 points for the Juggernauts, including five brilliant dives, while skipper Milind Chavarekar and Suraj Lande earned 9 and 8 points, respectively.

Having won their first game by 8 points, Juggernauts completed a league double over Chennai Quick Guns.

The Juggernauts face Rajasthan Warriors on August 25, followed by matches against Mumbai Khiladis (Aug 27), Telugu Yoddhas (Aug 28), Mumbai Khiladis again (Aug 30) and Yoddhas again (Aug 31).