The players of the Indian Cricket team, together with those from England, will attract Black bracels during the first test match of the five-match series at Leeds. This competition means the start of the series with five games.
A new chapter in the Indian cricket starts today (June 20) with the inaugural competition of the newly established Anderson-Detulkar trophy in Headingley Cricket Stadium in Leeds, where the English cricket team of England is able to make India in the opening match of a prestigious five-match tests. Players from both teams step on the field with black bracelets.
This gesture is made to honor the victims of the Ahmedabad plane accident. For those who may not know, an Air India Flight (AI 171) crashed from Ahmedabad to London (Gatwick Airport) Tragic on 12 June, just a few seconds after he left Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
Of the 242 people on board, 241 lost their lives, and several others were killed or injured at the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad, which influenced the plane. Among the deceased, 159 were Indian, 53 came from the United Kingdom, seven came from Portugal and one was Canadian. The only survivor was also a British subject.
“Both teams will wear black bracelets today as a characteristic of respect for those who have lost their lives in the Air India plane crash. Out of thoughts with all those affected by the terrible events that took place in Ahmedabad last week,” said the English cricket board in a statement.
Speaking of the game, Ben Stokes won the Worp and chose to first bowl. India debuted on Sai Sudharsan, while Karun Nair returned after eight years. Shardul Thakur was selected as the fourth Pacer, which means that Ravindra Jadeja is the only spinner in the team, because Kuldeep Yadav was not recorded. Dhurv Jurel and Nitsh Kumar Reddy were also omitted. The three specialized Pacers are Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
IND vs Eng plays Xis
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krajnana
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (W), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
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