The hosts made just one change with Mohammed Shami replacing pacer Mohammad Siraj, who was given rest considering his workload. Australia made no changes to their winning team from the third Test.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, on Wednesday participated in Holi celebrations along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and the Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhawan in the state Capital Gandhinagar.
In a radio interview with NOVA 93.7 Perth ahead of his ongoing visit to India, Albanese confirmed to the hosts, Nat Locke and Shaun Mcmanus, that he and PM Modi will be at the toss for the Ahmedabad Test.
"Off to India. And 25 leading business people are going. The CEO of Wesfarmers from here, and Fortescue and the chair of BHP, Rio Tinto, they're all on their way," the Australian Prime Minister said in the interview.
"India eagerly awaits your arrival! Looking forward to productive deliberations to further the India-Australia friendship. @AlboMP," PM Modi tweeted on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese will watch day 1 of the final test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad on March 9.
Albanese, who is on a 4-day visit to India from March 8-11, tweeted, "Today I'm bringing a delegation of ministers and business leaders to India. Australia and India have a rich friendship, underpinned by our common interests, our shared democratic values, the bonds between our people, an
This is the Australian PM's first bilateral visit to India since the Labour Party government was sworn-in in May 2022. The visit to India aims to further strengthen India-Australia bilateral relations, according to an official release.