World T20 Finalists to Wear Black Armbands To Pay Respect to Kolkata Flyover Victims
While England face West Indies in the men's summit clash of the World T20, Australia will take on West Indies eves at Eden Gardens.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: April 02, 2016 12:31 AM IST
Highlights
- CAB president Sourav Ganguly has requested teams to wear black armbands.
- Till now 24 people have been killed and several others critically injured
- CAB also plans to show a documentary on Jagmohan Dalmiya.
All the four teams in the men's and women's ICC World Twenty20 finals on Sunday are expected to wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the families of the victims of the horrifying flyover tragedy that took away lives of 24 people.
"We have requested the teams to wear black arm-bands," former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly told reporters.
Till now 24 people have been killed and several others critically injured after an under construction flyover collapse in North Kolkata near Ganesh Talkies.
With the final having awarded to the Eden during the tenure of Jagmohan Dalmiya as BCCI president, the CAB in a novel gesture will show a five-minute documentary on the administrator who passed away last year.
There will also be a cultural programme with table performance by Bickram Ghosh, dancer Tanushree Shankar and sitar performance by the duo of Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.
West Indies will be eyeing a double with the women's team taking on Australia while the men will face English challenge in the evening.