Popularity pitch by Albanese, Modi at India Test

Anthony Albanese and Indian PM Narendra Modi were a hit with the crowd at the fourth Test. Photo: AAP

Anthony Albanese’s blockbuster meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has relegated the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test to a sideshow.

The political rally at the Ahmedabad stadium named after Modi hosted a “75 years of friendship through cricket” event before the fourth and final Test of the series began.