IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023: In the extremely anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and Australia, Day 1 began off with a heartwarming second on the Kennington Oval Test in England. India gained the toss and elected to subject, permitting Australia to take the batting place. A poignant second befell as gamers from each groups donned black armbands on their left sleeves and noticed a minute of silence earlier than the nationwide anthem, paying tribute to the victims of a tragic prepare accident in Odisha.
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The gamers are donning the armbands as a heartfelt tribute to the victims of the tragic prepare accident that occurred in Balasore, Odisha, on Friday. The collision between the Coromandel Express and a stationary iron ore-laden items prepare at Bahanaga Bazar station, simply earlier than 7 pm, resulted within the devastating lack of over 280 lives and left greater than 1000 folks injured. Making it worse, a number of the derailed coaches subsequently collided with the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express, marking India’s most catastrophic railway catastrophe prior to now 20 years.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma gained the toss and selected to subject first. Following the toss, each groups took to the sector carrying black armbands as a mark of respect. In a dark second, the PA system introduced a minute’s silence to honour the victims of a devastating triple prepare accident in Balasore, which occurred simply final Friday.
In a press release BCCI had said, “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.”
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Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
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