CM Himanta meets Sunil Gavaskar
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday welcomed cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar at his office in Lok Sewa Bhawan and discussed on strengthening Assam’s cricketing ecosystem.
The great opening batter, who is known for his remarkable mastery against the world’s fiercest fast bowlers, proposed to organise an international marathon in Guwahati on the lines of the Tokyo Marathon ’25. Chief Minister Sarma said that he will be glad to host it, as the government will definitely examine the proposal.
The Chief Minister also shared with him his childhood memories of watching those masterclass innings of Sunil Gavaskar. Besides talking on the glorious moments of Indian cricket, they also talked on the evolution of cricket across the red-ball and white-ball formats and the roadmap for further strengthening cricket in Assam. Sarma observed that the invaluable insights and wealth of experience of Gavaskar will certainly serve as a guiding light in the government’s efforts to nurture quality cricketing talent and further develop the sport in the State.
Secretary of the BCCI, Debajit Saikia, and Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dr KK Dwivedi, were also present during the interaction.
