EAM S Jaishankar gifts Virat Kohli’s signed bat to Deputy PM of Australia Richard Marles


EAM S Jaishankar gifts Virat Kohli’s signed bat to Deputy PM of Australia Richard Marles

S Jaishankar and Richard Marles (L) Virat Kohli (R)

During his second visit to the country on Monday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar gifted Virat Kohli’s signed bat to Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles. They met at Marles’ office in the Australian capital Canberra.

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Marles is also the defense minister of Australia. He took to his social media handles to thank Jaishankar for the gift.

A pleasure to host @DrSJaishankar here in Canberra. There are many things which bind us, including our love of cricket. Today, he surprised me with a signed bat from cricket legend @iamkohli.”

Jaishankar also took to Twitter to share a couple of pictures of the same meeting: “Pleased to meet DPM and Defence Minister of Australia @RichardMarlesMP. Exchanged views on regional and global security. Our growing defense and security cooperation ensures a peaceful, prosperous and rules based Indo-Pacific.”

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Australian legend picks Virat Kohli as the best Test batsman of this generation

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

Australian legend Ian Chappell has picked former India captain Virat Kohli over the likes of Joe Root, Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Marnus Labsuchagne, and Kane Williamson as the best Test batter of this generation.

Kohli is a fine player with a great stroke range, a highly competitive nature, and a thoughtful approach to batting. When asked why he doesn’t indulge in typical short-form risky shots, he replied by saying, I don’t want them to creep into my Test game. However, whatever the case – the aging process, or his having retired as captain – Kohli’s output has started to wane and he needs to rekindle the magic,” Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.

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