IND v WI, 1st ODI: Indian crew wears black armbands to pay respect to late Lata Mangeshkar

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The members of the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket crew wore black armbands within the first ODI in opposition to the West Indies right here, to pay respect to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on Sunday morning in a Mumbai hospital.

Mangeshkar, 92, one of many largest music icons of the nation, died as a consequence of a number of organ failure earlier within the day, in accordance with her sister Usha Mangeshkar and medical doctors treating her.

“The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands today to pay their respects to Bharat Ratna Smt Lata Mangeshkar ji, who left for her heavenly abode on Sunday morning. The queen of melody, Lata didi loved cricket, always supported the game and backed Team India,” the BCCI tweeted.

Earlier within the day, the BCCI, in one other tweet, wrote: “The BCCI joins the nation in mourning the loss of Bharat Ratna Smt Lata Mangeshkar ji. The queen of melody enthralled the country for decades. An avid follower of the game and an ardent supporter of Team India, she helped create an awareness using music as a medium #RIPLataji.”

A Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) official stated that the Indian flag will probably be flown at half-mast on the stadium and there will probably be no celebrations held by the state cricket physique. Mangeshkar had examined optimistic for coronavirus with delicate signs and was admitted on January 8 to the Breach Candy Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the place she was being handled by Dr Pratit Samdani and his crew of medical doctors.

Suresh Raina bereaved

Trilokchand Raina, father of former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, died on Sunday following a chronic sickness. “He was battling with cancer for the last one year,” a supply advised PTI.

Raina’s teammates together with Harbhajan Singh provided their condolences on social media.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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