German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits cricket stadium in Bengaluru, spends time with RCB gamers

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday visited the M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium right here and interacted with women and men gamers of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru workforce.

Scholz spoke to the officers of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), RCB women and men workforce members for about quarter-hour.
The Chancellor understands that cricket is India’s primary ardour relating to sports activities, a German Embassy official mentioned.

“In Germany, cricket is not as popular. Although more than 200,000 Indians in Germany are popularising the sport there,” he mentioned.
So, Scholz needed to acclimatise himself in regards to the sport and what cricket means to India, the official added.

“Moreover, he wanted to understand what the RCB, both the men’s and women’s team, mean to the city, especially as the RCB women’s team embark on the first season of the Women’s Premier League,” the official additional mentioned.

Earlier, the German Chancellor arrived on the Kempegowda International Airport within the afternoon. Karnataka Health Minister Okay Sudhakar, together with the German Consulate officers and Bengaluru Police Commissioner C H Pratap Reddy obtained him.

Later, Sudhakar tweeted: “Welcomed the Chancellor of Germany, His Excellency @OlafScholz to Bangalore at Kempegowda International Airport today. This is the first visit from a Chancellor of Germany to India, since 2011, when the Inter-Governmental Consultation (IGC) was set up between our two countries.” Scholz is on a two-day journey to India. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with the visiting German Chancellor in Delhi.