Rohit Sharma, the skipper of the Indian team delivered a wonderful speech at the Parliament of Australia on 28th November, 2024. The 37-years old cricketer who missed the opening Test at Perth because of the birth of his baby boy, had joined the side on the 3rd day of the 1st Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In his speech, Rohit spoke about the strong connection between India and Australia. He further gave the credits to the Australia people for the competitiveness and the spirit they hold for this sport. Adding to it, he mentioned that it's always a pleasure for any team to visit Australia and called the culture and cities of Australia as vibrant. In his speech at the Parliament, Rohit Sharma said: "India and Australia. We go back a long way, whether it's sport, whether it is trade relations. Over the years, we have enjoyed coming to this part of the world, playing cricket, and enjoying a variety of the culture in the country. And obviously, Australia is one of the challenging, uh, players to come and play cricket because of the passion people have, the competitiveness that every player possesses. Which is why you know for us, it's always been a great challenge to come here and play cricket." He concluded saying: "We've had some success in the past and the previous week, as we look to build on that momentum, we also do want to enjoy a culture that Australia has. The variety of the cities gives us a different feeling. We do love coming here and enjoy our trip, and hopefully in the next few weeks, you know, we can entertain the Australian public and as well as the Indian fans who are here to play a massive role in achieving what we want to achieve. It's never easy. We look forward to playing some cricket and at the same time, enjoy the country as well. It's a wonderful place, as we all know. Look forward to a very good month coming up. We are all excited and hopefully we can entertain. Thank you sir, for having us here. It's a pleasure." Watch the video here: Full speech of Captain Rohit Sharma at Parliament house Canberra Australia.🙌🇮🇳🔥THE AURA THE SWAG @ImRo45 🐐🙇🏼‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/YbeLk2idBs — 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) November 28, 2024 Ahead of the Pink-Ball Test at the Adelaide Oval, India A will play a tour match against Australia's Prime Minister XI. The match is scheduled to take place on 30 Nov 2024 at Manuka Oval, Canberra. India will head into the 2nd Test with a 1-0 lead as the visitors stunned the host by a 295 run victory at Perth.