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The New Zealand cricket team met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj on Tuesday morning. After Sunday's match against India, New Zealand are scheduled to play Australia in HPCA stadium in Dharamshala in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on October 28.
Recently, the Dalai Lama had to cancel his trip to Sikkim and Karnataka in November-December on the advice of doctors following a recent bout of the flu. The doctors stated that the visits could hamper his full recovery.
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh | New Zealand Cricket Team arrives at the residence of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj to meet him. pic.twitter.com/FWucnpHmbP
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2023
The Tibetan government-in-exile is headquartered in McLeod Ganj. Because of its significant population of Tibetans, McLeod Ganj, a suburb of Dharamshala, is also known as "Little Lhasa" or "Dhasa".
On October 22, India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the Cricket World Cup 2023. Virat Kohli scored 95 off 105 balls and shared 78 runs with Ravindra Jadeja (39 not out) for the sixth wicket to chase down the 274-run target in 48 overs. Mohammed Shami's five-wicket (5 for 54) haul helped India restrict New Zealand to 273. Captain Rohit Sharma's 46 off 40 balls at the top of the batting order gave India a solid foundation. With this win, team India secured their fifth successive victory in the World Cup and is at the top of the points table with 10 points.
The World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand in Dharamshala was attended by leaders from the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).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 on Sunday.
