Canberra: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles received a special gift from Indian Foreign Minister S. Jayashankar. Jaishankar presented Richard Marles with a bat signed by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli.
Jaishankar presented the mace after a meeting in Canberra during his visit to Australia. Richard Marles tweeted that he was surprised when he took the bat.
We are happy to receive Jaya Shankar in Canberra. There are many factors that unite us. One of them is the love of cricket. He surprised me with a bat signed by cricket legend Virat Kohli ‘- noted the Australian Deputy Prime Minister.
Jayashankar arrived in Canberra, Australia from New Zealand. Members of the Indian cricket team have already started training in Australia ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup. The team also played a warm-up match. India’s first match will be against historical rivals Pakistan on 23 October.
