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Ahmedabad is all set to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese as particular spectators on day one of many fourth Check between India and Australia. PM of each international locations will witness just a few hours of motion on March 9 after that includes within the toss and interacting with the gamers.
Preparations for the large day are underway and the stadium advanced has been crammed with enormous hoardings of the 2 leaders, bearing the punchline “75 years of friendship via Cricket.”
The hoardings additionally embody former and present stalwarts of each the international locations. These hoardings might be noticed all around the stadium together with the normal sightscreen place, the corridors, apply space and different walkways. Nevertheless, there are excessive possibilities of these hoardings getting eliminated earlier than the beginning of the match on Thursday.
As per stories, the 2 leaders is likely to be seen within the commentary field as properly, within the first session of the Check. Nevertheless, no such plans have been revealed by any officers up to now however stories have surfaced relating to the chances of such an incidence on Thursday. Together with that, a lap of the bottom can also be deliberate on a classic automobile.
The gamers are skilled sufficient to deal with distractions: Dravid
Whereas on one hand, cricketers from each the international locations are busy getting ready for the essential recreation, then again, carpenters, employees and different officias are hovering across the floor to execute all of the preparations to the T.
When the Indian cricket workforce arrived for his or her apply session, carpenters had been busy doing woodwork and remodeling the present boards into publicity show boards. Authorities and safety officers are keenly supervising each exercise to not go away any screw free so far as the safety of each the leaders are involved.
For a while within the morning, sniffer canines and policemen had been additionally noticed round boundary ropes.
Witnessing these scenes, India coach Rahul Dravid was requested about distractions by a reporter on the post-training press convention.
Responding to the query, Dravid mentioned there isn’t a distraction because the cricketers have performed in entrance of enormous crowds previously and are skilled sufficient to deal with any such diversion. He additionally added that the gamers are specializing in the upcoming recreation with out getting bothered by the actions round.
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