PM Modi interacts with young cricketers at Chequers Estate during UK visit, gifts bat signed by WC-winning Indian team

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with young cricketers at Chequers Estate on Thursday during his visit to the United Kingdom. PM Modi is currently on a two-day visit to the UK. With his British counterpart Keir Starmer by his side, Modi interacted with the budding cricketers at the Buckingham Street Cricket Hub in London.

Both Modi and Starmer interacted with the young kids and also exchanged India and England jerseys. PM Modi also gifted a bat signed by the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning Indian team to the young cricketers. Not just meeting the young cricketers, Modi also described the India-UK ties using the cricket metaphor. 

"For both of us, cricket is not a game but a passion and also a great metaphor for our partnership. There may be swing and a miss at times, but we play with a straight bat. We are committed to building high-sourcing and solid partnerships," Modi said in a joint press briefing with Starmer in Aylesbury, shortly after the two leaders formally concluded the long-awaited India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA).