Английская Википедия:75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event
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Cricket diplomacy consists of using the game of cricket as a political tool to shape the diplomatic relations between two cricket playing nations. On March 9, 2023, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi exercised Cricket Diplomacy by hosting his counterpart Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese for a Friendship through Cricket event to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties.
Background
The 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event was a celebration of the strong ties between India and Australia, which have been forged over many years through the shared love of cricket. The event was also an opportunity to promote sports diplomacy and to encourage people from both countries to come together and celebrate their friendship.[1]
Diplomatic Ties
Foreign diplomatic relations between Australia and India are well-established, with both nations sharing a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" since both were part of the British Empire. Both are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and share political, economic, security, lingual and sporting ties. Besides strong trading & migration and culture, sports such as cricket have emerged as a strong cultural connection between the two nations.
On 2 April 2022, India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) was signed between the two countries to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and increase trade.[2] The agreement was signed by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India and Dan Tehan, the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Government of Australia in a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison.
PM Albanese visited India in March 2023. During the visit, he also led a trade delegation, which included Trade Minister Don Farrell and Resources Minister Madeleine King, after the implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India on 29 December 2022. It was during this trip when Albanese attended the "75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event".
Cricketing Ties
In 1996, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was created, a test series played between Australia and India, named after 2 legendary test players - Sunil Gavaskar of India and Alan Border of Australia. India has won the trophy ten times, while Australia has won it five times with one series ending in a draw. The event took place in the 2023 edition of the series.
India and Australia have also participated in other major global cricket tournaments and are both ICC member nations. Australia has won 6 Cricket World Cups while India has 2; while both each have won 1 T20 World Cup and 2 Champions Trophies.
Attendance
- Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese
- Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel
- Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat
- Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India Jay Shah
- 50000 spectators.
The Event
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The event was held in conjunction with the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. The two prime ministers took a lap of the arena together.[3]
The event began with the two prime ministers singing the national anthems of their respective countries and shaking hands with the players of both teams. They then visited a gallery showcasing glimpses of 75 years of cricket friendship between the two countries. The two PMs visited the "Hall of fame" museum inside the stadium.[4][5]
After the gallery visit, the two prime ministers took a lap of honor around the stadium in a specially designed golf cart. They were greeted by loud cheers from the crowd, who waved Indian and Australian flags. The Prime Ministers met the playing teams and motivated them for the game, as well as handed over caps to their respective team captains - Rohit Sharma of India and Steve Smith of Australia. Before the start of the match, traditional display of Garba was showcased in front of the dignitaries and the crowd gathered.
The event concluded with the two prime ministers tossing the coin to start the Test match. The coin for the toss was specially designed for the occasion. They sat in the presidential gallery of the stadium and witnessed some of the initial moments of the match.[6]
The Match
Match Summary
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Australian captain Steve Smith (In the Absence of Pat Cummins) won the toss and elected to bat first. In first innings Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green scored 180 and 114 runs respectively, In result Australia scored 480 runs and Ravichandran Ashwin took 6 wickets for India. India came to bat on Day 2 (3rd Session) of the test match. In the first innings, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli scored 128 and 186 runs respectively, For Australia, Nathan Lyon and Mathew Kuhnemann took 6 Wickets together (3 wickets each). As India scored 571 runs in their 1st Innings having a lead of 91 runs. Australia came for their 2nd Innings on Day 4 for 6 overs only. On the last day (Day 5) of the match, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne scored 90 and 63 (not out) runs respectively for Australia, as both captains decided to draw the match at the start of the 78th over. The score for Australia in their 2nd innings was 175 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
India won the series with 2-1 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat Kohli was the player of the match for scoring 186 runs while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja received joint player of the series award for 86 runs & 25 wickets, 135 runs & 22 wickets respectively.[7]
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