Thank you for promoting cricket, @narendramodi ji.
Good example of cricket diplomacy during the @cricketworldcup. Hoping to see Maldives on the
Indian leader Sachin Tendulkar has commended and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'promoting' cricket while on his diplomatic visit to the Maldives earlier this week.
PM Modi tweeted a picture of him presenting a bat, signed by the entire Indian contingent currently in England for the World Cup, to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, described as an 'ardent cricket fan' by the Prime Minister.
The gift on behalf of the Indian head of state follows delegation-level talks with the Maldivian President – PM Modi's first visit to a leader overseas since his reelection in May.
Thank you for promoting cricket, @narendramodi ji.
Good example of cricket diplomacy during the @cricketworldcup. Hoping to see Maldives on the
map soon.
Tendulkar has been on 'diplomatic' missions himself, having accompanied Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott when the latter visited Mumbai in 2014.
The Minister for youth, sport and community in the Maldives, Ahmed Mahloof, spoke of a 'successful meeting with the BCCI' and of 'technical support from India' in the island nation's goal to develop cricket.
