'Ab toh haath neeche karne de Cricket khelna hai Wrestling nahi' - Narendra Modi, Australia PM hand Test caps to Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith ahead of Ahmedabad Test

India PM Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese handed the caps to both the captains and they also shared the stage for

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India and Australia are locking horns in the fourth and the last of the four-match Test series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match has been marked historic in a lot of ways as both countries are celebrating 75 years of friendship. The Prime Ministers of both countries attended the starting proceedings of the match following a lap of honor in the stadium.

Subsequently, India PM Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese handed the caps to both the captains Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith. Meanwhile, the two PMs and two captains shared the stage and raised their hands together by joining each other.

Later on, a section of Indian cricket fans took it as an opportunity to come up with some interesting reactions and responses on the micro-blogging site Twitter. They reacted to the presence of two PMs ahead of an international cricket match.

Here’s how fans reacted:

“Celebrating 75 years of friendship through cricket with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” tweeted Anthony Albanese while uploading an image with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Earlier, the Indian Cricket Board shared the video of the lap of honor of both the PMs in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

“Incredible moments, the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji, and the Honourable Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Anthony Albanese take a lap of honor at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad,” read the caption of the video tweet posted by the Indian Cricket Board.

Currently, the hosts India are leading the four-match series by a margin of 2-1 following the crushing defeat by nine wickets in the Indore Test. The Aussies outplayed the Indians in all departments of the game and finished the game within seven sessions to keep their hopes alive in the tournament.

Rohit Sharma’s men are ought to win the last Test against Australia to secure a place in the final of the Test Championship.

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