British royals bat in Mumbai for poor Indian kids

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, waves as she walks with former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as they meet with Indian children who are beneficiaries of NGOs at the Oval Maidan in Mumbai

Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, plays cricket with children at a ground in Mumbai, India, 10 April. REUTERS

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, looks on as she and Britain's Prince William play a game of cricket with Indian children, who are beneficiaries of NGOs, at the Oval Maidan in Mumbai Reuters: Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge played a charity cricket match with underprivileged children in Mumbai on Sunday, the first day of a week-long tour of India that will include a trip to the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton flew into India’s financial capital and met children from Magic Bus, Childline and Doorstep - three non-governmental organisations that work with children.

They took an open-top bus tour and played a cricket match with a team from a local cricket academy and kids backed by the three Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, plays cricket with children at a ground in Mumbai, India charities.

Kate, in sunglasses and a red, white and blue summer dress, faced a few deliveries from Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. She struck one ball only to be caught out, leading to a lively exchange between William and the fielders.

The royal couple, travelling without children George and Charlotte, were due to attend a Bollywood-inspired charity gala on Sunday night amid speculation that Kate may appear in a sari from a top Indian fashion designer. William and Kate’s tour takes in New Delhi, where they will lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visit a wildlife park in Assam famed for its one-horned rhinos, and travel to Bhutan.

Their tour ends back in India next Saturday at the Taj Mahal, revisiting the scene of a solo - and much photographed - visit in 1992 by William’s mother, the late Princess Diana, to the monument to love.

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