Australia opts to bat first against India in final Test
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose with India captain Rohit Sharma and Australian skipper Steve Smit during day one of the Fourth Test matchat Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, on March 9, 2023.
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Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the series-deciding fourth Test here on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Before the toss, the two captains received the Test cap from their respective Prime Ministers, Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese. BCCI president Roger Binny felicitated Australia's Prime minister Albanese, while the secretary Jay Shah felicitated PM Modi. Modi and Albanese also did a lap of honour across the ground to mark the occasion of 75 years of friendship betw...