On Tuesday, during a warm-up game in England , India cricketers paid tribute to the late Yashpal Sharma by wearing black armbands . Yashpal Sharma , a member of the 1983 world-cup-winning indian team , passed away on July 13 at the age of 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest .
“#TeamIndia are sporting black armbands to mourn the sad demise of former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma ji, who sadly passed away on 13th july after a cardiac arrest ,” BCCI tweeted.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared images of Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal wearing black armbands, as they walked out to bat on day 1 of the warm up game.
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