75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event
The 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event was an event hosted by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, who invited his counterpart Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese for a Test match to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties on 9 March 2023, exercising Cricket diplomacy.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese (second from left) and Indian PM Narendra Modi with the Australia cricket team captain Steve Smith (far left) and India cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma (far right) at the event. | |
| Date | 9 March 2023 – 13 March 2023 |
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| Time | 5 days |
| Duration | 5 days |
| Location | Narendra Modi Stadium (then Sardar Patel Stadium), Ahmedabad, India |
| Organized by | Government of India Board of Control of Cricket in India |
| Participants | 50,000 |
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.
It was the fourth and final test match of the 2023 iteration of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and the match was drawn after Australia declared their second innings. India won the series 2-1.