India vs Australia: Why are both teams wearing black armbands in WTC Final?
Updated On: 07 June, 2023 05:40 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondent
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first after which players from both sides walked out wearing bands on their sleeves as they lined up for the national anthems
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Both India and Australia teams along with the umpires were spotted wearing black armbands during the high-profile World Test Championship final on Wednesday at The Oval. India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first after which players from both sides walked out wearing bands on their sleeves as they lined up for the national anthems.
The armbands marked as a tribute to the victims of the train accident in Balasore, Odisha on Friday. Over 280 died and more than 1000 were left injured as the Coromandel Express collided with a stationary iron ore-laden goods train at Bahanaga Bazar station a little before 7 PM. Some of its derailed coaches then crashed into the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express in what appears to be India’s worst railway disaster in three decades.
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