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The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team met the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday ahead of the two-day practice match in Canberra.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who joined the squad after missing the Perth Test, introduced the Australian PM to the team.

During his brief meeting with the Indian cricket team players, Australian PM Albanese had some 'spicy' talks with Virat Kohli.

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In a video that has surfaced on social media, Mr Albanese was seen having a cheeky conversation with Virat, where he lauded the Indian cricket icon's performance at Perth in the first Test.

"Good time at Perth. Bloody hell, as if we were not suffering enough at this point," the Australian Prime Minister said as he met the Indian team. It was Kohli's reply that won everyone's hearts on social media. "Always got to add some spice to it," Kohli said in response.

Under Jasprit Bumrah's captaincy, India clinched a remarkable victory by 295 runs over Australia in Perth to go 1-0 up in the five-match Test series.

The practice match has been scheduled ahead of the Indian team's pink-ball contest against Australia in Adelaide.

“The squad contains a mix of experience combined with some promising emerging players in Australian cricket. The Prime Minister's XI match presents an opportunity for a highly-talented squad to impress against a strong Indian team in their only pink-ball hit out prior to the second Test,” Cricket Australia's chief selector George Bailey said.

“We are utilising the opportunity to maintain Scott Boland's match fitness in his preparations as part of the Test squad. We thank the Prime Minister for his input into the squad which sees some of the country's most exciting young cricketers mixed with some highly experienced players,” he added.

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The practice match between the Indian national cricket team and Prime Ministers XI is scheduled to be played at the Manuka Oval and will start on Saturday, November 30.

Prime Minister's XI squad: Jack Edwards (c), Charlie Anderson, Mahli Beardman, Scott Boland, Jack Clayton, Aidan O'Connor, Ollie Davies, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Harper, Hanno Jacobs, Sam Konstas, Lloyd Pope, Matthew Renshaw, Jem Ryan