Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi on Monday, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties. However, as Luxon jokingly noted, cricket was not among the topics discussed. Wondering why? PM Modi burst into laughter when Luxon quipped that he had deliberately avoided mentioning cricket to prevent a "diplomatic incident," given how the men's cricket teams of the two nations have traded blows in recent major tournaments.
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