Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to all speculations about his Odisha visit, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today confirmed his presence during the final match of the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium here today.
Taking to his Twitter handle the cricket legend expressed his happiness over the entire nation’s overwhelming support for hockey and thanked Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for the worldclass arrangement.
Heartwarming to see the entire nation supporting the Men's #HockeyWorldCup2018. Congrats @Naveen_Odisha @TheHockeyIndia for the world class arrangements. To extend my support, I’ll be coming to the spectacular Kalinga Stadium tomorrow. See you there! @sports_odisha @FIH_Hockey pic.twitter.com/HZyZlH6iL0
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 15, 2018
Earlier, it was being speculated that along with Sachin, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and cricketers Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly will grace the closing ceremony of the mega event on December 16.
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