IND vs AUS / PM Modi walks around the ground with Australian PM, dons caps to his captains

Zoom News : Mar 09, 2023, 10:56 AM
IND vs AUS: The beginning of the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia became memorable in Ahmedabad. The Prime Ministers of both the countries were present. PM Narendra Modi led by Australian PM Anthony Albanese. Both reached the ground together. Both first met the players of their respective countries. Modi wore the cap to Rohit and Albanese to Steve Smith. During this, Modi pulled Albanese, who was talking to his captain, and asked him to pose for a photo. Then the historic photo of two captains and two PMs was clicked at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Modi and Albanese also took a tour of the grounds in a golf car.


Modi was seen standing with Team India during the national anthem.

PM Modi reached the ground with Australian PM Albanese. Where both the teams stood for the national anthem. Captain Rohit Sharma introduced all the players. PM shook hands with all the players of Team India. After this, stood with the team in the national anthem as well. He later returned to the stands with PM Albanese.


PM Modi had reached the stadium at 8.30 am. After watching the match for the first half an hour, he left for Raj Bhavan.

The fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is being played at the world's largest Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat. Australian batsmen Marcus Labushen and Usman Khawaja are at the crease. Score is 61 runs.

Travis Head got a lifeline in the sixth over. Wicketkeeper KS Bharat dropped his catch off Umesh Yadav. However, in the 16th over, Ashwin got him caught by Jadeja for 32 runs.


Before the toss, PM Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albeniz also presented Test caps to their captains Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith. Sitting in golf carts, both the Prime Ministers also inspected the stadium.


This match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy is also becoming a memorial of 75 years of friendship between India and Australia.


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India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shrikar Bharat (WK), Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav.

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann.

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