Rishi Sunak Missed the Opportunity to Throw the First Pitch at a Baseball Game in Washington

But Sir Jake said it was likely Mr Sunak “bottled it” as he was too afraid of the field going wrong.

Sir Jake told Talk TV: “He bottled it. I bet he bottled it…political stunts often go wrong, this is one that will definitely go wrong.”

“I just do not know. But I would have bottled it too. I think if he bottled it he did the right thing.

‘But maybe he’s right, maybe he never would. But there seems to have been quite a bit of speculation over the past few days for something that would never happen.

When asked about the first pitch during his trip to the US, Mr. Sunak admitted that baseball was not his sport.

“At least as you know my sport is more cricket than baseball. When it comes to pitching/bowling, I’m more focused on who’s going to replace Jack Leach for the Ashes, which is more of a concern right now on my mind.”