Why are India & England players wearing black armbands in third ENG vs IND ODI?
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The ENG vs IND 3rd ODI is taking place at Lord’s on July 19.
Indian Cricket Team and the England Cricket Team are clashing in the third ENG vs IND ODI at Lord’s on July 19. Since the series is tied 1-1, the winner of the last match will seal the campaign.
India won the first game in Birmingham by six wickets with half-centuries by Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar. Later, England made a comeback in the second game, winning by four wickets, thanks to Joe Root’s unbeaten 99.
Notably, India lost the T20I series against England 0-4 and aim for a big comeback in the ODI series. With a victory in the final game, they will seal the campaign, and end their tour on a high.
Why are England and Indian players wearing black armbands at Lord’s?
Just ahead of the match, players of both teams were seen wearing black armbands. They also maintained a minute of silence. Fans were curious to know the reason behind the same.
Notably, they are mourning the death of former West Indies cricketer Gary Sobers, who represented the national team from 1954 to 1974. He passed away on Friday.
Legendary West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield “Garry” Sobers died at his home in Barbados on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the age of 89. Widely considered one of the greatest cricketers to ever play cricket, he featured in 93 tests and 1 ODI for West Indies, scoring 8032 and 0 runs respectively.
At the toss, Gill informed that Shivam Dube has been dropped for the match and India have three changes in the playing XI.
Revealing the playing XI, the Indian skipper revealed, “We were bowling first. We have got three changes. Boom misses out, he’s unavailable due to some knee injury. And so is Washington Sundar. Dube also misses out. KL comes in, Prince Yadav comes in, and Arshdeep comes back into the team. [On selecting Arshdeep Singh] We’re not the one who relies on stats so much. We think he’s a great bowler, and we were looking for four seamers on this ground.”
“I think we were in a great position up until the 25 overs of the match, and then we lost too many wickets in the middle overs, end of the middle overs. So hopefully, if you’re in that kind of position, we post a good total close to 280-300. And then we have seen it’s not easy to score freely in the past couple of matches. So hopefully, if we are able to get good runs and put the team in a comfortable position,” he added.
India’s Playing XI for 3rd ODI vs England: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
Why are India and England players wearing black armbands in ENG vs IND 3rd ODI?
India and England are wearing black armbands in the ENG vs IND 3rd ODI to mourn the death of former West Indies cricketer Gary Sobers.
Who won the toss in ENG vs IND 3rd ODI?
England won the toss and opted to bat first in the encounter.
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