Rohit Sharma, in his speech in the Australian Parliament on Thursday, praised the strong relations between India and Australia and talked about maintaining the momentum of winning the series in the current tour. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted a reception at the Federal Parliament House before the tour match, in which Indian players met the Australian Prime Minister.
Rohit said in his speech, “India and Australia. We are very old, be it sports, be it business relations. For the last many years, we have come to this part of the world to play cricket and enjoy the different cultures of the country.” And obviously, Australia is challenging… it is challenging for the players to come here and play cricket because there is passion among the people, there is competitiveness in every player. That is why it has always been a big challenge for us to come here and play cricket. “
He said, “We have had some success in recent times and last week we want to keep that momentum going, we also want to enjoy the culture of Australia. The diversity of the cities gives us a different feel. We like to come here and It’s great to be enjoying our trip, and hopefully over the next few weeks we’ll be able to entertain the Australian public as well as the Indian fans, who will play an important role in making our wish come true.”
Rohit said, “We are looking forward to playing some cricket and also enjoying the country. It is a great place, as we all know. We are looking forward to very good performances in the coming month. We are all excited and Hope we can entertain. It’s a pleasure to have you here.
The Indian team reached Canberra from Perth on Thursday morning. They will play a day-night match against Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval on Saturday. India registered a resounding 295-run win over Australia in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth and took a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series. The second Test, which is a day-night match, will be played in Adelaide from 6 to 10 December.
Indian team met Australian Prime Minister
Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted the Indian cricket team at a reception here on Thursday ahead of the two-day pink ball (day-night Test) practice match against the Prime Minister’s XI from November 30. This match will be played at Manuka Oval, which will serve as a good preparation for the day-night Test to be held in Adelaide from December 6.
AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER HAVING A CHAT WITH ROHIT, KOHLI & BUMRAH.pic.twitter.com/SB1sgUnWFO
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 28, 2024
India won the opening Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar series played in Perth by 295 runs. This is the team’s biggest win by runs on Australian soil. During the meeting with the Prime Minister, Indian captain Rohit Sharma followed the protocol and introduced all his teammates to him. During this, Albanese praised Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli, who were the heroes of the team’s victory in the Perth Test.
After the meeting in the Parliament of Australia, the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter, “This week the Prime Minister’s XI will face a big challenge against a brilliant Indian team at Manuka Oval.” The Prime Minister’s XI, led by Jack Edwards, also met Albanese. Cricket diplomacy is a part of India-Australia relations. Albanese, during his official visit to India last year, along with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, met the players of both the teams during the Test match in Ahmedabad.
