WTC 2023: In the ongoing World Test Championship Final match between India and Australia both the team playing wearing black armed band to express their empathy with people who lost their life and got injured in Odisha train accident.
Both the team also observed two-minute silence after the toss.
BCCI has informed earlier that Indian team will observe a 2-minute silence in the memory of the victims of the Odisha train tradegy.
“The Indian Cricket Team will observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy ahead of the start of play on Day 1 of the ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval. The team mourns the deaths and offers its deepest condolences to the families and friends of all those who tragically lost their lives. To express solidarity with those affected, Team India will wear black armbands,” tweeted BCCI.
The Indian Cricket Team will observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy ahead of the start of play on Day 1 of the ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval.
The team mourns the deaths and offers its deepest condolences to the families… pic.twitter.com/mS04eWz2Ym
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 7, 2023