Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted the Indian cricket team at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. PM Albanese praised Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli for their match-winning performances in the Perth Test.
Meanwhile, PM Anthony also spoke interestingly about former captain Kohli's impressive performance against the Australian team in the last years. Indian captain Rohit Sharma introduced his players to Australian PM Anthony Albanese. Albanese stood for a while to praise Jasprit Bumrah, saying that his bowling action is one of the most unique in the world.
The banter between Virat and the Australian PM was hilarious After meeting Bumrah, the Prime Minister shook hands with Virat Kohli and congratulated him on his century in the Perth Test. “Had a good time in Perth, as if we were already on the back foot and more damage was being done,” PM Albanese told Virat Kohli. To this, Kohli replied with a smile, “It always feels good to add some spice to it.”
The Australian PM praised Kohli's innings in the Perth Test.
Both Kohli and PM Albanese started laughing at this. The PM explained the connection with India's love for spices. Let us tell you that the Indian team reached Canberra on Wednesday and will play a two-day practice match against Prime Minister-XI at Manuka Oval on Saturday and Sunday. After this, the second Test between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide from December 6. The match will be a day-night Test, in which pink balls will be used.
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Team India and PM-XI players with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in center and Indian captain Rohit Sharma on left and PM-XI captain Jack Edwards on right.
India are leading in the series The Indian team defeated Australia by a huge margin of 295 runs in the Perth Test. This was the biggest victory of the Indian team against Australia on Australian soil. Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian team in the absence of Rohit Sharma and led them to a memorable victory.
Let us tell you that the Indian team was all out for just 150 runs in the first innings, but in reply the Australian team was all out for 104 runs. After this, India set Australia a target of 534 runs on the back of centuries from Yashaswi Jaiswal (161) and Virat Kohli (100*). But Australia were bowled out for 238 in the second innings and India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
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