Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese jointly released the India-Australia Sports Collaboration Roadmap at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday.According to a release issued by the MEA, ‘The Collaboration Roadmap’ “would promote cooperation in the fields of sports training and capacity building, sports science and technology and sports industry and investment”.One of the notable features as a part of this collaboration was announcement of the inaugural match of the upcoming edition of Big Bash League being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai. The match will be held between Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers.”Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met in Melbourne today and announced that the opening Australian Men’s Big Bash League match will take place in Chennai in December this year. This will be the first foreign cricket league to play in India. The event will be the cornerstone of a week-long festival, called G’Day Namaste, to be held across India in December, featuring Australian cultural, business and sports events,” a press note released by the Australian government stated.During the event at the MCG, two Prime Ministers were also accompanied by Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan, ODI World Cup winning former men’s captain Steve Waugh and women’s skipper Lisa Sthalekar.”The visit underscored the growing importance of sports, cultural exchanges and people-to-people ties as pillars of the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” the MEA release further stated.As per the roadmap, an India-Australia Youth Sports Festival will also be organiszed.The two leaders welcomed the growing collaboration between India and Australia in the field of sports.Addressing the gathering, PM Modi highlighted the unique role of sports in bringing people together and noted that the Roadmap will enable the two countries to diversify their sporting partnership.Modi congratulated Australia for winning the women’s cricket World Cup. He also noted that India and Australia were together entering a significant decade in international sports, with India hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and Australia hosting the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.