“No trip to Mumbai is complete without a game of tennis ball cricket,” he wrote on X on Sunday. “Great to be with all of you at the Parsee Gymkhana Club at its anniversary celebrations. What an extraordinary achievement. There is so much history and so much exciting stuff to come. I managed not to get out too often this morning,” Sunak told reporters.

No trip to Mumbai would be complete without a game of tennis ball cricket. pic.twitter.com/UNe6d96AFE

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) February 2, 2025

He said he looked forward to more such visits. The Parsee Gymkhana was formed on February 25, 1885, with Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy as its founder president and Jamsetjee Tata as chairman. It moved to its current location along the picturesque Marine Drive in 1887.

The former PM also attended the final T20I between India and England at Wankhede. Chasing a mammoth target of 248, England opener Phil Salt (55 off 23) started well but had little support as wickets tumbled around him. Indian spinners took early wickets, leaving the visitors stumbling at 68-4.

Tough day for England at the Wankhede but I know our team will come back stronger.

Congratulations to Team India on the win.

Despite the result, it was an honour to meet @josbuttler and @surya_14kumar before the match and a pleasure to watch the cricket with my father-in-law. pic.twitter.com/m2nzQbFujG

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) February 2, 2025

England collapsed spectacularly to 97 all out in 10.3 overs with Mohammed Shami claiming three wickets and Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Dube, and Abhishek taking two apiece. Put into bat, Abhishek’s onslaught propelled India to their highest powerplay score of 95 studded with 16 boundaries.

Abhishek played a quickfire innings of 135 off 54 the second-fastest T20I hundred for the home side. The opener smashed 13 sixes and seven fours in the process and later took two wickets for three runs in his solitary over.