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New Zealand cricket team arrives in city

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD NOV.10. New Zealand cricketers, led by Stephen Fleming, arrived in the city late on Monday night for the crucial last league match against India on November 15 at the floodlit Lal Bahadur Stadium in the on-going TVS Cup triangular series.

The cricketers flew from Guwahati to Hyderabad via Kolkata. The security at the hotel was discernible as a full-fledged team led by Moosa Bin Ibrahim, DSP, Intelligence, was armed with metal detectors. He informed that 80 police personnel were deputed for duty at the hotel to avoid any untoward incident.

According to Hyderabad Cricket Association officials, some of the cricketers might have a practice session at the Lal Bahadur Stadium tomorrow morning. The Indian team is expected to arrive on November 13 morning after the match in Bangalore the previous day.

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