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Modi and Albanese make it a morning to remember

Extolling the spirit of cricket: Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese with the two captains Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Cricket diplomacy isn’t new to India. A high-profile delegation, led by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, visited the world’s largest cricket stadium here, named after the Indian PM, and had a morning to remember amid loud cheers.The stadium wore a festive look on Thursday, with the crowd chanting the Indian Prime Minister’s name. Mr. Modi took a lap of honour around the ground along with Mr. Albanese to celebrate 75 years of friendship between the two nations. Setting the toneGrammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falguni Shah set the tone with some popular numbers, followed by ...

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Modi and Albanese make it a morning to remember

Extolling the spirit of cricket: Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese with the two captains Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Cricket diplomacy isn’t new to India. A high-profile delegation, led by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, visited the world’s largest cricket stadium here, named after the Indian PM, and had a morning to remember amid loud cheers.The stadium wore a festive look on Thursday, with the crowd chanting the Indian Prime Minister’s name. Mr. Modi took a lap of honour around the ground along with Mr. Albanese to celebrate 75 years of friendship between the two nations. Setting the toneGrammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falguni Shah set the tone with some popular numbers, followed by ...

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Khawaja’s century the cornerstone of Aussie surge

Perseverance pays: Khawaja showcased composure and determination in equal measure as he propelled Australia. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI An unwavering Usman Khawaja (104 n.o., 251b, 15x4) hit a boundary through deep square in the last over of the opening day to bring up his second Test century of the year and guide Australia to 255 for four in the fourth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.On a surface that looked flat and played better than any other in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy so far, Australia won the crucial toss and decided to grind Indian bowlers out. And after a couple of half-centuries in the last two outings, Khawaja braved the scorching sun and batted through the day to help Australia gain the upper-hand. Khawaja savours the moment on reaching his century. | P...

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Khawaja’s century the cornerstone of Aussie surge

Perseverance pays: Khawaja showcased composure and determination in equal measure as he propelled Australia. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI An unwavering Usman Khawaja (104 n.o., 251b, 15x4) hit a boundary through deep square in the last over of the opening day to bring up his second Test century of the year and guide Australia to 255 for four in the fourth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.On a surface that looked flat and played better than any other in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy so far, Australia won the crucial toss and decided to grind Indian bowlers out. And after a couple of half-centuries in the last two outings, Khawaja braved the scorching sun and batted through the day to help Australia gain the upper-hand. Khawaja savours the moment on reaching his century. | Ph...

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It’s about being ruthless, not overconfident: Rohit Sharma

Skipper’s word: Bharat will not be judged by a couple of poor shows with the bat, assured Rohit. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Ravi Shastri did not mince words after India suffered a nine-wicket defeat in the third Test against Australia in Indore last week. “This is what a little complacency, a little bit of overconfidence can do when you take things for granted, you drop your guard, and this game will bring you down,” Shastri had said during his commentary stint.On the eve of the fourth and final Test, India captain Rohit Sharma rubbished talks of complacency creeping in. “When you win two games, if the people outside feel that we are over-confident, it’s absolutely rubbish. You want to do your best in all four games, you don’t want to stop after just winning two games. It’s as si...

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India needs its batting might to come to life in a high-stakes Test

The Narendra Modi Stadium will sport a festive look when India and Australia square off on Thursday in the fourth and final Test. With the Indian PM Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in attendance, the Test is being promoted as a setting to celebrate the friendship between the two countries over the last 75 years. Perfect auraThere are posters of the PMs in every corner of the ground; a gold-plated golf cart will give a tour of the ground to the PMs — creating the perfect aura that a high-profile Test match deserves. As nearly 1,10,000 spectators are expected to be present on the opening day, it will be a challenge for the teams to cut out the noise and focus on the game. The defeat in the third Test in Indore has made this a must-win game for India in a bid to b...