Modi wishes Cook and his team ahead of test series against India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in discussion with his British counterpart Theresa May at the India-UK tech summit in the capital. Image Source: twitter

Internet Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished Alistair Cook and his team ahead of the test series against India. The visiting English side will take on India in a five match test series that gets underway in Rajkot from November 09. The Indian Prime Minister was holding a bilateral discussion with his British counterpart Theresa May at the capital on Wednesday.

“I also take this opportunity to convey my best wishes to the English cricket team, who will begin their campaign in Rajkot, Gujarat, day after tomorrow. May the best team win!,” Modi said in his speech after the bilateral talks with May.

Modi also stated that India and UK share an enduring partnership nurtured by “extensive people to people linkages let’s not forget cricket here”.

Later Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup shared an anecdote on how cricket came into conversation between the two leaders earlier in the day. The subject was English captain Alastair Cook.

“There was also pondering over cricket. As the working lunch was ending, Prime Minister said that ‘I hope you enjoyed this food’. And Theresa May said ‘yes, of course I love it’.

Then the Prime Minister said that ‘we have a good cook who does this but the real Cook is coming with the English cricket team’,” Swarup quoted the two leaders as saying.