Cricket diplomacy: Jaishankar gifts his Australian counterpart bat signed by Virat Kohli
Jaishankar on Friday gifted his Australian counterpart Marise Payne a cricket bat signed by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli during a visit to the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. Jaishankar, who attended the crucial meeting of Quad foreign ministers, visited Australia's largest and most revered sports stadium along with Payne, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, in a “fitting end to a busy day”. Payne hosted the Quad foreign ministers' meeting. “Quad FMs visit the @MCG. Presented @MarisePayne with a bat signed by @imVkohli,” Jaishankar, who is in Australia on his first trip to the country as external affairs minister, said on Twitter along with a photo.


