Lisa Sthalekar Meets Modi, Albanese, Hails Sports Roadmap

Former Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar shared a memorable experience on social media after meeting both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the Indian leader's visit to Australia.

Describing the occasion as a rare privilege, Sthalekar revealed that she spoke a little Gujarati with Prime Minister Modi, a language taught to her by her father and grandmother.

It isn’t very often that you get to meet both Prime Ministers @albomp @narendramodi 🙏🏽 Managed to speak a small amount of Gujarati that my father & grandmother taught me. Plus found out that his favourite dish is khichuri. Excited to see both countries work on the sports roadmap pic.twitter.com/KbAUBre6G2

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) July 10, 2026

She also shared a light-hearted moment from their conversation, saying she discovered that Prime Minister Modi's favourite dish is khichuri.

Expressing optimism about the future of sporting ties between the two nations, Sthalekar said she was excited to see India and Australia work together on the newly announced sports roadmap, aimed at strengthening collaboration through athlete exchanges, sports science, coaching and grassroots development.

The interaction highlighted the growing people-to-people connections between India and Australia, with sport continuing to play a key role in deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.