IND vs AUS: Why is Team India wearing black armbands during ICC Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia?
IND vs AUS: Why is Team India wearing black armbands during ICC Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia?
The Indian team was seen wearing black armbands during its ICC Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
The gesture was a tribute to legendary left-arm spinner Padmakar Shivalkar, who passed on Monday, aged 84.
“In honour of the late Shri Padmakar Shivalkar, Team India is wearing black armbands today,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted on social media platform X.
Shivalkar, who claimed a staggering 589 wickets in First-Class cricket in 124 games at an enviable average of 19.74 in a career spanning a quarter of a century, was among the chief architects of Mumbai’s 15-season winning streak in the Ranji Trophy.
Shivalkar, along with fellow left-arm spinner Rajinder Goel, was conferred the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2017. His last public appearance was last month, when he was felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wankhede Stadium.
