Narendra Modi IND AUS: IND vs AUS 4th Test – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will watch today’s first day of the last Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 along with the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Their presence at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium was historic. Before the coin toss, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith met with the Prime Ministers of both nations on the stage where they were presented a special cap from them. In their joy, PM Modi then lifted both of the captain’s hands. The respective leaders of these two nations were also honored at a ceremony that featured a traditional dance and musical performance. Follow IND vs AUS LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
The Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji presents the special cap to #TeamIndia captain @ImRo45 while The Honourable Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Anthony Albanese presents the cap to Australia captain Steve Smith.@narendramodi | @PMOIndia | #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/8RH70LOx0v
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 9, 2023
Captain Rohit Sharma gets the Test cap from PM Narendra Modi. pic.twitter.com/jfeiKvFWGp
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 9, 2023
Australian PM Anthony Albanese present the cap to Steve Smith. pic.twitter.com/fSk1SAMpdc
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 9, 2023
Meanwhile, Australia opted to bat first. Rohit also confessed he would have wanted to have batted first. India is currently leading the series 2-1. However, the hosts need to secure an outright victory in the final Test to qualify for the final of the ICC World Test Championship. Should they quality, India will be up against the same opponent in the battle for the coveted Test crown.
The championship clash will be staged in London from June 7 onwards. India had won the first Test at Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs and followed it up with a six-wicket win in the second Test at Delhi. Both Tests got over in a span of three days. However, the visitors bounced back admirably to win the third Test at Indore nine wickets inside three days, thereby avoiding a series whitewash.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon
Narendra Modi IND AUS: WATCH as PM Modi enthralls Narendra Modi Stadium Crowd, lifts Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith hands in ecstasy ahead of Ahmedabad Test
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