• Prince William, Duke of Cambridge plays cricket during his visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge plays cricket during his visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays cricket during her visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays cricket during her visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge greet players during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge greet players during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • With Pakistan cricketer, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays cricket during her visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    With Pakistan cricketer, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays cricket during her visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays cricket during her visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays cricket during her visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge play cricket during their visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge play cricket during their visit of the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose with Azhar Ali (far left) and Ehsan Mani, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief (right) during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose with Azhar Ali (far left) and Ehsan Mani, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief (right) during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose with Waqar Younis, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Mani, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief and Shaheen Shah Afridi, as well as young players and cricket officials during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose with Waqar Younis, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Mani, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief and Shaheen Shah Afridi, as well as young players and cricket officials during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge joke during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge joke during their visit at the National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks to a young player at Pakistan's National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks to a young player at Pakistan's National Cricket Academy during day four of their royal tour of Pakistan on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Getty Images

Good sports: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge play cricket with Azhar Ali in Lahore


Farah Andrews
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At Pakistan's National Cricket Academy in Lahore, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have played a game of cricket with professional players and young children.

The duchess, who is known for enjoying sport and getting involved at sporting engagements, laughed and she stepped up to the wicket. The Duke of Cambridge received a roar of applause as he scored six points on his go.

Celebrated figures from Pakistani cricket were there for the game, including Azhar Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Waqar Younis. Ehsan Mani, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief, was also at the event.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose with players during their visit at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday, October 17. Getty Images
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose with players during their visit at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday, October 17. Getty Images

Wearing the same outfits they landed in Lahore wearing in the morning, appropriately for a game of cricket the Duchess of Cambridge was in white, wearing in an embroidered shalwar kameez by Pakistani textile company Gul Ahmed and a shawl by Maheem Khan. She has worn a number of designs by Pakistani designer, Maheen Khan while visiting the country, including the blue kurta she wore on the first full day of the royal tour.

The Duke of Cambridge wore a relaxed blue shirt and chinos, which navy and orange Nike trainers.

Later today, the couple will visit the Badshahi Mosque and Shaukat Khanam Cancer Hospital. At the mosque they will follow in the footsteps of Prince William's father, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who visited Lahore in 2006.

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