The Lord Cricket Ganesh temple in Chennai hosted a special pooja on Friday in advance of India vs. Australia’s 2023 ODI World Cup Final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Chennai, Tamil Nadu is home to the Lord Ganesh Temple. The eleven heads in the Cricket Ganesha Temple stand for the eleven players on a cricket team. In the meantime, two more Ganesha idols in bowling and batting positions are displayed alongside the eleven-headed presiding deity. A Chennai cricket enthusiast constructed the “Cricket Ganesha” temple, which features images of Lord Ganesha in a variety of cricketing guises.
Cricket fans often come to the Ganesh temple for prayers ahead of India’s match. On Friday, a special prayer was held where the founder of the temple, Rama Krishnan chanted cricket bhajans, which he recites during his pooja.
Speaking to ANI, the founder of the temple Rama Krishnan said that every players in the team will be showered with blessings from Lord Ganesha.
“Lord Ganesha will bless both right-handed and left-handed players equally in the game, whether he’s a batsman or a bowler.
Unbeaten in the tournament, team India delivered an all-round performance in the semis against New Zealand to book their spot in the final game of the tournament.
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli, made history after becoming the first player to achieve fifty hundreds in ODI format. India scored 397/4 to put pressure on New Zealand. Later in the second inning, Mohammed Shami led Indian bowling attack after bagging seven wickets, and managed to stave off a stubborn New Zealand response spearheaded by Daryl Mitchell’s 134.