London, Jul 19: India and England players on Sunday wore black armbands at Lord’s in the memory of the legendary West Indies cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers, who died at the age of 89.
A former West Indies captain and one of the greatest cricketers ever, Sobers breathed his last on Friday, 11 days shy of his 90th birthday.
“#TeamIndia is wearing black armbands to pay tribute to West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers following his passing on Friday,” the Indian team management said in a post.
A minute’s silence was observed at the ‘home of cricket’ before the start of the series- deciding third ODI between India and England here, with the crowd and players standing in unison to honour the memory of Sobers.
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh rang the bell to mark the start of play.
