Just prior to the ICC World Cup 2015,India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a talk with heads of the participating SAARC nations and conveyed best wishes for the event.
Modi spoke to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and wished them good luck saying cricket promotes goodwill among these nations and hopes the players from SAARC will bring glory to the region.
“Spoke to (Afghan) President Ashraf Ghani, (Bangladesh) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and (Sri Lankan) President (Maithripala) Sirisena. Conveyed my best wishes for the Cricket World Cup,” Modi tweeted.
Australia and New Zealand will host the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup starting tomorrow and India and Pakistan will face each other in their opening game on Sunday.