Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott
The Ministry of External Affairs of India on Tuesday informed that the ‘Indian Skippers’ Memento’ was presented to Australia during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The memento has been signed by Modi, and two World Cup winning captains, Kapil Dev and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
According to IANS, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott used a cricketing expression to describe Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s working style.
Addressing the media, he referred to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strong majority in parliament, saying “Modi has the runs on the ball for getting the bureaucracy working” to get any job done.
He said both countries were increasingly cooperating in security and military affairs and there was potential to increase economic cooperation.
MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, PM Narendra Modi-signed balls presented as souvenir to Australia
