The West Indies cricket team is wearing black armbands against India in its first One-Day international match on Thursday at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, in Barbados.
The Windies men are wearing armbands to pay tribute to the passing of former Trinidad & Tobago & WI cricketer Raphick Jumadeen.
West Indies Cricket Board (Cricket West Indies) confirmed the same on social media platform Twitter.
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“The #MenInMaroon are wearing black arm bands today to acknowledge the passing of former Trinidad & Tobago & WI cricketer Raphick,” the tweet stated.
Jumadeen, a left-arm spinner, appeared in 12 Tests for the West Indies between 1972 and 1979. He had 29 international wickets, 347 First-Class scalps, and 21 List-A wickets.
India won the toss and elected to bowl first as Mukesh Kumar is making his ODI debut for the men-in-blue.
(This news is published through a syndicated feed courtesy SportsStar – The Hindu)
