Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese watched the first day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy test match at the Narendra Modi stadium here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After arriving at the stadium, the leaders took a tour of the facility amid cheers by the amazed spectators. Later, they met their respective cricket team captains -- Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith (stand captain) -- and watched the game for about 25 minutes together.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was received at the stadium by Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, BCCI chairman Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the fourth meeting between the two countries' leaders since the Australian Prime Minister was elected in 2022. He will be on India visit till March 11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia is setting up a Deakin University facility at the GIFT city in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Albanese also launched a scholarship policy for Indian students called, "Maitri".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the fourth meeting between the two countries' leaders since the Australian Prime Minister was elected in 2022. He will be on India visit till March 11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n