Hyderabad: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar gifted UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a cricket bat signed by batting great Virat Kohli on Sunday. The Indian Minister also shared an image from his visit to the United Kingdom, wherein Sunak was seen holding the willow, a prized possession for sure, during the exchange of gifts.
Which bat? It was a 'Genius MRF Virat Kohli Run Machine' edition bat gifted to the Britain's first ever Hindu PM. The willow already has the signature of the former Indian skipper printed on it. The second signature is understood to have been collected from the batting great.
"The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed Dr S Jaishankar to Downing Street this evening. Together they expressed their very best wishes as Indian communities around the world begin Diwali celebrations," the UK Prime Minister's account in X wrote sharing images from the gifts exchange meeting. One of the images showed Sunak almost holding the bat like a batter, definitely not inimical to any English batter.
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The Prime Minister @RishiSunak welcomed @DrSJaishankar to Downing Street this evening.
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Together they expressed their very best wishes as Indian communities around the world begin #Diwali celebrations.
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">The Prime Minister @RishiSunak welcomed @DrSJaishankar to Downing Street this evening.
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) November 12, 2023
Together they expressed their very best wishes as Indian communities around the world begin #Diwali celebrations.
🇬🇧🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/gjCxQ0vr8dThe Prime Minister @RishiSunak welcomed @DrSJaishankar to Downing Street this evening.
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) November 12, 2023
Together they expressed their very best wishes as Indian communities around the world begin #Diwali celebrations.
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