WATCH: New Zealand team visits Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala ahead of match against Australia in ODI World Cup 2023
New Zealand Team (Source: Twitter)
The New Zealand cricket team has performed exceedingly well in each passing match of the ODI World Cup 2023 and has acquired the second position on the points table of the tournament. New Zealand recently lost their first match of the tournament against the host nation India in Dharamsala on 22 October.
New Zealand has played five matches in the tournament and has won the four games as they beat England, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan in different cities of India. Recently, the Indian team defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the 21st match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Ahead of the next match against Australia at the same venue, the New Zealand squad visited the Tibetan leader Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala.
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New Zealand team went to Dalai Lama's residence to meet him. pic.twitter.com/GD7TXgt5VC
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India versus New Zealand was a political leaders studded affair as many politicians from BJP and Congress attended the match. BJP leader and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, Congress leader and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, state industries minister Harshvardhan, BJP national president J P Nadda and Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Jai Ram Thakur were present at the stadium to watch the live action between India and New Zealand.
Tom Latham talks about the team’s first loss in the ODI World Cup
New Zealand’s stand-in captain Tom Latham talked about the team’s first loss in the ODI World Cup after the game and said, “We played reasonably well. We didn’t quite capitalize in the last 10. We left a little out there. But credit to India. We weren’t able to get the double breakthrough with the ball. Rachin and Mitchell had a fantastic partnership to set us up for the last 10. We have a perfect group. We want to be in those positions. Rachin with the bat, Daryl with the 100. The bowlers did well. He played a fantastic innings. He controlled the tempo for them for others to bat around him. Just try to be proactive and focus on the matchups a little. Another good innings from him. We have a few days off. We have a day game here. We want to do good stuff.”
