IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Why are India and England players wearing black armbands?
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The players were wearing the armbands to pay respect to former England cricketer Wayne Larkins who passed away earlier this week. He represented England in 13 Tests and 25 One-Day Internationals between 1979 and 1991.
The teams had worn black armbands in the first Test too, in memory of the lives lost in a passenger plane crash in Ahmedabad in June.
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