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'Get An Autograph...' : PM Albanese Reveals How Unreal The Craze For Virat Kohli Is In Australia

Muskaan Bhatt

Virat Kohli and Australian PM (Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.com)Virat Kohli and Australian PM (Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.com)

Before the recently-concluded, India versus Australia PM's XI, the Indian cricket team met with the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. He hosted the two teams before the Pink Ball warm-up game in Canberra. 

A hilarious off-field chemistry one could not miss was the exchange that took place between him and Indian GOAT, Virat Kohli. In fact, the commentators also revealed that the PM could not get enough of Kohli and that : “The prime minister can't take his eyes off Kohli, there are other players as well but he just wants to talk to Kohli, that's the aura Kohli has.”

In an evident admiration for one of the greatest talents of cricket, Anthony also revealed that his personal doctor is also a huge fan of the right-handed batter. He also said that his doctor even asked him to get an autograph of King Kohli.

"My personal doctor is a huge fan of Virat Kohli - fan isn't quite a word to explain how passionate he is for Virat Kohli. When I told him, I am gonna meet Virat Kohli, he couldn't believe - he asked me to get an autograph of Kohli," he said. 

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India Win Against PM XI's 

After an unfortunate wash-out caused by rain on Day 1, the weather continued to play the devil even during the start of the second Test as after the toss, precipitation once again halted play. However, after a hold-up the game was reduced to 46 overs per side and finally it proceeded smoothly as both the teams returned to the field.

After winning the toss and opting to field first, Indian bowlers began their stint. 19-year-old, Sam Konstas shone bright as he slammed a century, tackling the Indian attack delightfully with good support from Jack Clayton and Hanno Jacobs. Eventually, they were restricted to 240 after 43.2 overs with the help of a brilliant 4-wicket haul by Harshit Rana. 

Coming out to chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul looked in sublime touch as the duo staged a good 75-run partnership before losing a wicket. Shubman Gill, who missed the Test in Perth due to an injury, batted long and scored a half-century as well. However, skipper Rohit Sharma looked a little rusty as he walked back for just three runs. Nevertheless, brilliant knocks from both Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar , who also scored 42 runs helped India achieve their target.