Canberra/IBNS: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese left a message for his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi hosting cricketers from the latters country in Canberra on Thursday.
Albanese met the cricketers in the capital city ahead of a two-day Pink Ball Test match between Australia Prime Minister XI and Team India.
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Snippets from #TeamIndias visit to the Parliament house ahead of the two-day pink ball match against PM XI ??
The Indian Cricket Team was hosted by the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/cnwMSrDtWx
BCCI (@BCCI) November 29, 2024
India captain Rohit Sharma introduced all his teammates. Albanese had some fun with Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli, the chief architects of Indias 295-run win over Australia.
Sharing the pictures from the Australian parliament, Albanese wrote on X, Big challenge ahead for the PMs XI at Manuka Oval this week against an amazing Indian side. But as I said to PM @narendramodi, Im backing the Aussies to get the job done.
Responding to the Australian Prime Minister, Modi reposted on X, Glad to see my good friend Prime Minister @AlboMP with the Indian and PMs XI teams. Team India is off to a great start in the series and 1.4 billion Indians are strongly rooting for the Men in Blue. I look forward to exciting games ahead.
Glad to see my good friend Prime Minister @AlboMP with the Indian and PMs XI teams.
Team India is off to a great start in the series and 1.4 billion Indians are strongly rooting for the Men in Blue.
I look forward to exciting games ahead. https://t.co/Oc7UWBKSGh
Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2024
Leaving behind the embarrassing 0-3 whitewash by New Zealand back home, India warded off all criticisms with a brilliant start to the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 in Perth earlier this week.
Banking on Bumrahs eight wickets including a fifer, youngster Yashasvi Jaiswals 161 and 30th Test hundred by Kohli, India decimated Australia by 295 runs to take 1-0 lead.
The Indian Cricket Team were hosted by the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia at the Parliament House, Canberra. #TeamIndia will take part in a two-day pink ball match against PM XI starting Saturday. pic.twitter.com/YPsOk8MrTG
BCCI (@BCCI) November 28, 2024
Ahead of the second Test beginning on December 6 in Adelaide, India will play a two-day Pink Ball Test in Canberra against Australia PM XI.
The match will provide a perfect preparation for the second Test, which will be played with the pink ball day-night.
