Reason why India players are wearing black armbands during third Day of Rajkot Test
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In the ongoing Day Three of the Rajkot Test, the India Cricket Team has decided to wear black armbands. On February 13, former India skipper and one of the oldest Test players, Dattajirao Gaekwad died at the age of 95. He was suffering from age-related illness and took his last breath at a Baroda Hospital. His son, Anshuman also played for India between 1952 and 1961 and also led the side during the 1959 tour of England.
In 2016, after the death of Deepak Shodhan at the age of 87, the senior Gaekwad became the oldest living Test cricketer in India. The oldest living Test cricketer from India is now Chingleput Gopinath, the cricketer from Madras, who is 93 years and 349 days old. Meanwhile, during the ongoing day Three, the Asian side has decided to wear black armbands in respect to the Sr Gaekwad, as confirmed by the Indian Cricket Board.
India is on top against England in the Rajkot Test
Meanwhile, in the ongoing game, the two-time World Test Championship finalists won the toss and elected to bat first. After losing three wickets for 33 runs, skipper Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja put together 204 runs for the fourth wicket. Sarfaraz Khan scored his maiden fifty in his debut innings. Apart from them, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel, and Jasprit Bumrah scored valuable runs to take the team to 445 all-out. In reply, the visitors amassed 207/2 in 35 overs before the end of Day Two.
In the ongoing Day Three, the home team took three wickets in the first session. They would like to pick one or two more wickets before Lunch break to stamp their authority further. At the time, the Three Lions have amassed 284/5 with skipper Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes at the crease.
