Bhubaneswar, June 30: Congratulating Team India for clinching the T20 World Cup trophy, noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Sunday created a sand sculpture of a 20 ft long bat and 500 balls with the message "Congratulations! Rohit & Team”, at Puri beach in Odisha.
"Indian Men's cricket team won the T20 World Cup, so we have created a 20ft long bat with the installation of 500 balls to congratulate Rohit and his Team," said Patnaik. T20 World Cup: PM Narendra Modi Speaks to Team India After World Cup Win; Congratulates Rohit Sharma for Splendid Captaincy, Hails Virat Kohli's Batting Skills (See Pics).
Pattnaik has also created a World Cup trophy and a sculpture of captain Rohit Sharma at Puri Beach. Students of his sand art institution joined hands with him to complete the sculpture. List of T20 World Cup Winners: Check Number of Times Countries Have Won the T20WC Trophy.
Sudarsan Pattnaik Congratulates Team India by Creating Sand Sculpture
VIDEO | Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of 20-feet-long bat with 500 balls at Puri beach in Odisha to congratulate the Indian cricket team for winning the ICC T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/bCLLx2sgSf
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Pattnaik always tries to bring public awareness on current topics like HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, global warming, terrorism, plastic pollution, the environment, etc through his sand art.
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