Former batsman Ross Taylor on trip to India with prime minister

In a bid to knock it out out of the park on a trade trip to India the government is using a not so secret weapon; Cricket Diplomacy. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon pledged to get a free trade deal with the nation of almost 1.5 billion people in his first term. He is now on a charm offensive in India along with a delegation of Ministers, trade experts and business leaders. But in a nation where cricket is pratically a religion the most recognisable people in the entourage are cricketing gods Black Cap Ajaz Patel who grew up in Mumbai and former top batsman Ross Taylor. Ross Taylor told Lisa Owen when his country asked him to help out he said yes.