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The Pakistan cricket team received a warm Maori welcome upon its arrival in Dunedin – the venue for the third one-day international against New Zealand on January 13 (Saturday).
The cricketers were pleasantly surprised when the Maori – the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand – lined up at the Dunedin International Airport to welcome them with the traditional ‘Haka’ dance.
The Green Shirts were amused at the traditional welcome.
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Some started filming the performance.
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Hasan Ali was clearly a favourite.
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He even posed for a photo with a Maori musician.
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The Haka – a traditional war dance in Maori culture – is widely considered one of the most powerful war dance performances in the world. It is a posture dance performed with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet, with rhythmic loud chants. The dance used to be performed by warriors before a battle, proclaiming their strength and prowess.
The New Zealand rugby team, known as the ‘All Blacks’, famously perform the Haka before their matches.