Odisha Cup, a cricket tournament by Odias living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has started in the UAE from October and will continue till mid-December.
This is the 6th edition of the tournament and biggest ever version. 10 teams are taking part in the tournament. Each team has a promoter and a manager and has its own logo and uniform.
One of the special features of the tournament is that the players will also be promoting the Hockey World Cup of Odisha. The players will be carrying special messages for the World Cup from UAE posing against some of the iconic landmarks of the country.
Wipro Unza Middle East Limited General Manager Priyadarshee Panigrahi, who is an advisor the Odisha Cup, said, “The organisers are doing a wonderful job in getting together 10 teams and providing them an opportunity to play cricket on a foreign land.”