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4th Test, Australia Tour of India
Australian PM Anthony Albanese (second from left) and Indian PM Narendra Modi with the Australia cricket team captain Steve Smith (far left) and India cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma at the event.
Event75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event
Australia India
Australia India
480 571
167.2 overs 178.5 overs
&
175/2d
78.1 overs
Match Drawn
Date9–13 March 2023
VenueNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Player of the matchVirat Kohli (Ind)
Umpires
Attendance50000

Cricket diplomacy consists of using the game of cricket as a political tool to shape the diplomatic relations between two cricket playing nations. On March 9, 2023, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi exercised Cricket Diplomacy by hosting his counterpart Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese for a Friendship through Cricket event to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties.

Background

The 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event was a celebration of the strong ties between India and Australia, which have been forged over many years through the shared love of cricket. The event was also an opportunity to promote sports diplomacy and to encourage people from both countries to come together and celebrate their friendship.[1]

Diplomatic Ties

Foreign diplomatic relations between Australia and India are well-established, with both nations sharing a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" since both were part of the British Empire. Both are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and share political, economic, security, lingual and sporting ties. Besides strong trading & migration and culture, sports such as cricket have emerged as a strong cultural connection between the two nations.

On 2 April 2022, India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) was signed between the two countries to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and increase trade.[2] The agreement was signed by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India and Dan Tehan, the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Government of Australia in a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison.

PM Albanese visited India in March 2023. During the visit, he also led a trade delegation, which included Trade Minister Don Farrell and Resources Minister Madeleine King, after the implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India on 29 December 2022. It was during this trip when Albanese attended the "75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event".

Cricketing Ties

In 1996, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was created, a test series played between Australia and India, named after 2 legendary test players - Sunil Gavaskar of India and Alan Border of Australia. India has won the trophy ten times, while Australia has won it five times with one series ending in a draw. The event took place in the 2023 edition of the series.

India and Australia have also participated in other major global cricket tournaments and are both ICC member nations. Australia has won 6 Cricket World Cups while India has 2; while both each have won 1 T20 World Cup and 2 Champions Trophies.

Attendance

The Event

"Australia was the first country in the world with whom India had formal diplomatic relations after independence, and cricket has been at the heart of their relationship. Indeed, months after independence, Australia and India played first test match together when India toured Australia in 1947-48. And cricket is perhaps the best symbol of what we have in common as two countries."

Richard Marles, the Deputy Prime and Defence Minister of Australia to the parliament a few days before the event.

The Prime Ministers on a Golf Cart moving around the ground.

The event was held in conjunction with the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. The two prime ministers took a lap of the arena together.[3]

The event began with the two prime ministers singing the national anthems of their respective countries and shaking hands with the players of both teams. They then visited a gallery showcasing glimpses of 75 years of cricket friendship between the two countries. The two PMs visited the "Hall of fame" museum inside the stadium.[4][5]

After the gallery visit, the two prime ministers took a lap of honor around the stadium in a specially designed golf cart. They were greeted by loud cheers from the crowd, who waved Indian and Australian flags. The Prime Ministers met the playing teams and motivated them for the game, as well as handed over caps to their respective team captains - Rohit Sharma of India and Steve Smith of Australia. Before the start of the match, traditional display of Garba was showcased in front of the dignitaries and the crowd gathered.

The event concluded with the two prime ministers tossing the coin to start the Test match. The coin for the toss was specially designed for the occasion. They sat in the presidential gallery of the stadium and witnessed some of the initial moments of the match.[6]


The Match

Match Summary

9–13 March 2023
Scorecard
v
480 (167.2 overs)
Usman Khawaja 180 (422)
Ravichandran Ashwin 6/91 (47.2 overs)
571 (178.5 overs)
Virat Kohli 186 (364)
Todd Murphy 3/113 (45.5 overs)
175/2d (78.1 overs)
Travis Head 90 (163)
Axar Patel 1/36 (19 overs)
Match drawn
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Cameron Green (Aus) scored his maiden century in Tests.[7]
  • Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) became the fourth batsman, to score 2,000 runs against a single team in Tests.[8]
  • Virat Kohli became the second Indian to take 300 catches in International cricket.[9] Kohli also scored 4,000 Test runs in India and became the fifth cricketer to achieve this feat.[10]
  • World Test Championship points: India 4, Australia 4.

Description

Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Indian PM Narendra Modi at the "Hall of Fame" Museum at the stadium.

Australian captain Steve Smith (In the Absence of Pat Cummins) won the toss and elected to bat first. In first innings Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green scored 180 and 114 runs respectively, In result Australia scored 480 runs and Ravichandran Ashwin took 6 wickets for India. India came to bat on Day 2 (3rd Session) of the test match. In the first innings, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli scored 128 and 186 runs respectively, For Australia, Nathan Lyon and Mathew Kuhnemann took 6 Wickets together (3 wickets each). As India scored 571 runs in their 1st Innings having a lead of 91 runs. Australia came for their 2nd Innings on Day 4 for 6 overs only. On the last day (Day 5) of the match, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne scored 90 and 63 (not out) runs respectively for Australia, as both captains decided to draw the match at the start of the 78th over. The score for Australia in their 2nd innings was 175 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

India won the series with 2-1 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat Kohli was the player of the match for scoring 186 runs while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja received joint player of the series award for 86 runs & 25 wickets, 135 runs & 22 wickets respectively.[11]

References

  1. ^ "India and Australia celebrate 75 years of friendship at world's largest cricket stadium". SBS Language. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Signing of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between India and Australia".
  3. ^ "IND vs AUS: Modi and Albanese's lap of honour to mark 75 years of IND-AUS friendship, see pics". The Indian Express. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ PTI (9 March 2023). "PM Modi, Albanese arrive ahead of India-Australia Test match; take round of sprawling stadium". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Albanese-Modi bromance at Gujarat cricket stadium; annual summit tomorrow". Hindustan Times. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ "India and Australia celebrates '75 years of friendship through cricket' at Narendra Modi Stadium". CMO Gujarat. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Green eases past nerves to realise long-held dream". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Chesteshwar Pujara becomes 1st active India player to score 2000 runs vs Australia". India Today. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Virat Kohli second Indian to take 300 catches in International cricket". Times Of India. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Virat Kohli becomes 5th Indian batter to complete 4000 Test runs at home". India Today. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ "India vs Australia, 4th Test, Mar 09, Australia tour of India, 2023". Cricbuzz.
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