Rohit came up to the dais and received the cap, followed by a photo opportunity with the two PMs and the two captains holding hands.
Digital Desk: The Prime Ministers of India and
Australia graced the ceremony in Ahmedabad ahead of the fourth and final Test
between the two countries. Narendra Modi and his Australian colleague Anthony
Albanese were present at the event, where they awarded the two captains of
their respective countries with unique caps. There was a big cheer in the
stadium when Modi delivered the cap to India captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit came
up to the dais and received the cap, followed by a photo opportunity with the
two PMs and the two captains holding hands.
Here's the
moment before the coin toss that's gone viral. Check out the viral video.
"We
understand what needs to be done. Siraj has recovered, and Shami has returned.
It's always wonderful to get some downtime. We need to reorganize as a team;
you can think of so many things. Not the surface we saw in the first three
Tests, but it seems like a fantastic pitch, and I hope it continues that way
for the entire five days," Rohit said at the toss.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli,
Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran
Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c),
Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy,
Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon
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