 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 (far right) at the event. | |
| Date | 9 March 2023 – 13 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Time | 5 days |
| Duration | 5 days |
| Location | Narendra Modi Stadium (then Sardar Patel Stadium), Ahmedabad, India |
| Organized by | Government of India Board of Control of Cricket in India |
| Participants | 50,000 |
The 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event was an event hosted by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, who invited his counterpart Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese for a Test match to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties on 9 March 2023,[1] exercising cricket diplomacy. The 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event was a celebration of the strong ties between India and Australia.[2]
It was the fourth and final test match of the 2023 iteration of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and the match was drawn after Australia declared their second innings.[3] India won the series 2-1.[4]
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- ^ "India vs Australia, 4th Test at Ahmedabad, IND v AUS, Mar 09 2023 - Match Result". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "India clinch 2-1 series win over Australia as fourth Test in Ahmedabad ends in a draw". Sky Sports. 13 March 2023.