Auckland, July 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated a century of sporting ties between India and New Zealand, calling for deeper collaboration in rugby, sports technology and coaching as he addressed the Indian community in Auckland on the final day of his six-day tour of Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Ahead of the community event, PM Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon posed with commemorative jerseys featuring the number '100' on the back in half blue and half black colours.

The vibrant colour of the jersey reflects the colours of the Indian and New Zealand cricket teams' jerseys. The jerseys, bearing the names 'Modi' and 'Luxon', symbolised 100 years of sporting relations between the two...