Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma hailed the strong relationship between India and Australia in his speech at the Australian Parliament today and vowed to build on the series-winning momentum in the ongoing tour. 

The Indian players met the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he hosted a reception at the Federal Parliament House in Canberra. The Indian team reached Canberra from Perth this morning. They will play the day-and-night game against the Prime Minister’s XI, scheduled at the Manuka Oval, on Saturday.

India registered a monumental 295-run victory over Australia in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth to go 1-0 up in the five-Test series. The second Test, which is a day-night match, is scheduled to take place from December 6 to 10 in Adelaide.