Indian diplomats at UN turn star cricketers at rare match amid Cricket World Cup fervor

India's diplomats, including women, at the UN turned into star cricketers as they joined forces with their counterparts from the Permanent Missions of Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh and won a match against a team of British diplomats, as the excitement of the ongoing Cricket World Cup reached the world organisation's headquarters here.

The UK Mission to the UN hosted a cricket match Friday evening in the sprawling North Lawn at the UN Headquarters, a rare occurrence that brought diplomats from the cricket-playing nations of the Commonwealth together for a "UK Vs Rest" match.

With England and Wales hosting the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the UK Mission sought to bring the excitement and fervor of cricket's greatest tournament to the United Nations.

The UK Mission's team played against a team that comprised diplomats from the Permanent Missions of India, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh.

India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K. Nagaraj Naidu, First ...