Sachin Tendulkar played backyard cricket with the Puna brothers in Hamilton

Tom Puna was New Zealand's first test cricketer of Indian ethnicity.

Reported by The New Zealand Herald. We will add other newspapers as they cover it. November 9, 2026, 02:00 UTC

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1. The New Zealand HeraldNew ZealandNovember 9, 2026, 02:00 UTC

   Sachin Tendulkar played backyard cricket with the Puna brothers in Hamilton

   Tom Puna was New Zealand's first test cricketer of Indian ethnicity.

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