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Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur was in attendance as India beat New Zealand by four wickets in their group stage match at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at Dharamsala on Sunday.
The 49-year-old MP from Himachal’s Hamirpur took to X, formerly Twitter, to share a photo of a young fan who impressed him with his placard. The young boy had written on the placard, “One day I’ll play for India, remember me.”
“Absolutely heartwarming to see young Iryaksh Aggarwal’s determination and dreams. Awaiting your journey eagerly from placard to the pitch! Nurture your dreams, and together, we’ll watch them grow into reality!” Thakur wrote on X.
“May Iryaksh Aggarwal’s dream come true,” a user commented. “God bless,” said another. “Thats what an ideal sports minister does,” wrote a third.
Another user claiming to be the boy’s mother, thanked the sports minister for the post. “Thanku so much sir for honouring my son Tryaksh Aggarwal ! Your blessings will always encourage him to move forward and clearing his hurdles,” she wrote.
In the match, New Zealand batted first and posted a total of 273 runs with Daryl Mitchell making 130 and Rachin Ravindra scoring 75. India chased the target in 48 overs with Virat Kohli scoring a sublime 95.
India are now the only unbeaten side in the tournament with five wins out of five. India sit at the top of the table with 10 points while New Zealand is in second place with eight points. India will take on defending champions England in their next match at Lucknow on October 29.
