'Ab Modiji hi India ko jita sakte hain' - Fans react as Australia skipper Pat Cummins and Steve Waugh meet Indian PM Narendra Modi ahead of Test Championship Final

Pat Cummins and Steve Waugh with Narendra Modi (Source - Twitter)

Australian skipper Pat Cummins and the former Australian cricketer Steve Waugh met the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sydney ahead of the upcoming Test Championship Final between India and Australia. PM Modi addressed top Australian CEOs in a bid on Wednesday at a business roundtable in Sydney and encouraged them to form partnerships with Indian peers, in a bid to expand India - Australia business ties.

Pat Cummins will be seen back in cricketing action next month after he left the previous Indian tour after playing just two Tests due to his mother’s critical health. He will be seen leading the Australian team in the Test Championship final against India that is scheduled to be played at the Oval in England from June 7th to June 11th. After the final, Australia will take on the hosts England for the most-famous Ashes series

Australia will be looking to settle scores with Rohit Sharma’s Indian team after losing a recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy against them by 1-2. Meanwhile, the Indian team has also started gearing up for the big final as Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, and Axar Patel have already left for England with the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff.

Virat - Rohit to join the Indian team soon

Virat Kohli will also join the team soon while the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and the other Indian players are currently busy with the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League as the tournament has reached its final stage.

The World's number one Test team and the runners-up of the previous edition, India are also awaiting their first major title after 2013 and will be looking to break the jinx against the Aussies at the Oval next month. Let’s have a look at the squad of both teams for the upcoming final clash.

India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner

Our Indian prime Minister very much connected to cricket. That’s amazing for our country young, talented, sportspeople not only cricket, Prime Minister love and support all the sports in our country. That’s something massive and we’re proud of our Prime Minister.@narendramodi

— Arvind Raghava (@ArvindRaghava5) May 24, 2023

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— Dhaya (@jd_dhaya) May 24, 2023

WTC final ki setting nehi hogi kisi tarah se!

— shamba mazumder (@itsshambo) May 24, 2023

WTC trophy coming home 🔥

— Bhuvantej R (@BhuvantejR) May 24, 2023

Fir bhi harega India WTC mai

— Sarthak Das🇮🇳 (@leosarthak1705) May 24, 2023

Australia set to loose now

— sunny rai (@sunny1278) May 24, 2023

Ho gaya bhaiya ab Australia ka kaam tamam WTC mein 👀

— cricket wala ladka (@cricketwalaldka) May 24, 2023

Bhai apne PMcare Fund ka donation nikalwa lena

— Tejas (@TekasMehta) May 24, 2023