BIPIN DANI
India's Prime Minister Narednra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese reached the Narendra Modi stadium and took a round of the massive sports arena on a golf cart before the start of the fourth Test match on Thursday.
Both Prime Ministers waved to cheering spectators as they were driven around the outfield before play began.
The golf-cart specially used for this match was made in 1 1/2 days by Sai Shilp Studio.
Speaking exclusively over the telephone from Ahmedabad, Irfan Saiyad, one of the three owners of the company said, "we got the design of the cart from Move-in-Pixel company just two days prior to the match and put our best efforts and several labourers to make it".
"A new MS (Mild Steel) structure was erected on this cart and other wooden planks are used. It was painted and a carpet was laid".
The other two partners-Atul Solanki and Jyotirmay-and Irfan Saiyad have studied Fine Arts and have degrees in Shilpkala.
"We have been in this profession for 25 years. "We have made many sculptures and a similar cart was used in the National Games held in this country a few years ago. We have been getting orders to decorate the jeeps and lorries for the national parades. Our people travel to Delhi, stay there for a month and make such decorative parade cars".
"It was our great pleasure when the cart prepared by us had two notable distinguished Prime Ministers", Irfan Saiyad added.
Both Prime Ministers were introduced by captains of both sides. They were present during the National Anthems also.
