“CWG 2022: “MS Dhoni comes to see us when he visits Dewri Mata temple in Ranchi”- India’s first-ever lawn bowls medallists


“CWG 2022: “MS Dhoni comes to see us when he visits Dewri Mata temple in Ranchi”- India’s first-ever lawn bowls medallists

MS Dhoni and Lawn Bowl team

India’s women’s Lawn Bowls team has assured itself of a medal for the first time in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Their four players, Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia made a big statement after they registered a win over New Zealand in the semi-final.

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Lovely, a 38-year-old is a constable with Jharkhand Police, is also the captain of the team. Rupa is from Ranchi and she works in the sports department.

When these two practice in Ranchi, one of sports’ popular figure visits them. He is former India captain MS Dhoni, the one who put the city of Ranchi on the world map while captaining the Men in Blue.

“Dhoni sir knows our coach in Ranchi and has come to see us at the greens twice over the years. We have a Dewri Mata temple closeby, when he goes there he comes to see us as well. We had a chat about the sport as well. He said whenever he is in Australia he goes to play Lawn Bowls,” Lovely told PTI.

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“This is as big as Olympics for us”- Lovely Choubey

MS Dhoni
Lawn Bowl team

Pinki has taken the sport accidently during the 2010 CWG in Delhi. She is a sports teacher with DPS RK Puram in New Delhi. While, another member Noyanmoni hails from a farming family in Assam and works in the forest department.

“This is as big as Olympics for us since lawn bowls are not part of the Summer Games. We lost the medal by one point four years ago but this time, we have made up for that by making history. I hope this effort gives us some recognition,” Lovely had told this to PTI.

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