PM's 'bizarre' act blamed for 'shoddy' Test start

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The respective premier ministers of Australia and India were blamed successful portion for a chaotic commencement to the 4th Test match.

Australian skipper Steve Smith won the flip and opted to bat archetypal successful Ahmedabad, but it was past that bizarre scenes unfolded.

Rather than players from some teams warming up connected the playing aboveground - which is mean earlier a Test lucifer - they were forced extracurricular the stadium.

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The crushed was an over-the-top ceremonial featuring Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The brace rode astir the bound successful an automobile waving to fans.

After the premier ministers joined the 2 teams for nationalist anthems, chaos ensued.

The archetypal implicit of the Test lucifer was a shambles, with a wide archetypal shot and past 10 runs scored disconnected Mohammed Shami, 4 of them an Usman Khawaja borderline done slips.

Aussie large Mark Waugh called it "shoddy" bowling by India.

Former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was successful nary uncertainty arsenic to the crushed for the mediocre start.

"It was a bizarre commencement to the Test match," Haddin said connected Fox Cricket.

"We saw some premier ministers doing a thigh of honour, the teams had to lukewarm up retired the back.

"They didn't truly get a consciousness for the game, and that's the mode they started with the game."

Former Qussie speedy Brendon Julian agreed.

"I deliberation that tin upset the bushed of the game," helium said.

The stadium the lucifer is being played astatine is named successful honour of Narendra Modi is the largest cricket stadium successful the satellite by capacity, seating 130,000 spectators.

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