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In Pics: Tony Abott hosts dinner for Narendra Modi at MCG

New Delhi: Cricket diplomacy was in abundance at a rare reception given to Narendra Modi at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground with the Prime Minister saying a “new journey” in India-Australia relationship has begun.Addressing the

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 20, 2014 18:30 IST



Talking about the MCG, Modi said it would be a deserving venue for the Cricket World Cup finals 2015 and hope that India and Australia will play that match.  “No business is serious enough to keep an Australian and an Indian from discussing this great game,” Modi said. 

Before the dinner by Abbott, Modi presented “Skippers” memento carrying replica of Mahatma Gandhi's charkha with three cricket balls signed by him and World Cup winning Indian captains Kapil Dev and M S Dhoni.

He said, “My memorable visit to Australia ends tonight, but a new journey of our relationship has begun.”
 

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