The cricket world also paid tribute to the victims killed in the tragic Air India aircraft accident in Ahmedabad. Team India player went to play with a black band in an intra-school match in Bekenham and also kept silence to pay tribute to the dead. Not only this, the players of Australia and South Africa were seen tied black bands during the game on the third day of the WTC final being played at Lord’s. Let us know that on June 12, an Air India plane crashed towards Gatvik Airport in London.

Hundreds of people lost their lives in terrible accident

Darsal, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ahmedabad, crashed a few minutes after flying from the International Airport, in which almost all the passengers present were killed. More than 240 people died. Only one person survived. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed in the hostel of BJ Medical College, just outside the airport. Whoever saw the pictures of this painful accident, his eyes became moist.

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Team India players tied black band

The Indian team also kept silence for a moment in Bekenham and tied a black band before their Intra-Squad game starting on Friday afternoon. The BCCI wrote in a post, ‘The players and members of the associate staff are tied black strips.’ The BCCI said on its ‘X’ account, “One minute silence was also kept today to pay tribute to the victims of Ahmedabad aircraft accident, which is a symbol of respect for those killed and solidarity with the affected families.”

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Silence kept in Lord’s also

Meanwhile, on the third day of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s, players from teams from Australia and South Africa indicated a solidarity towards victims and families affected by air accidents in Ahmedabad with umpires and audiences present at the stadium. Both teams were wearing black arm straps and kept a moment’s silence in the fielding position on the field just before the first ball was thrown in the third day game. Apart from this, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden, who was involved in the ICC Hall of Fame, rang the reputed bell at Lord’s.

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