{"id":194646,"date":"2026-07-19T04:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194646"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:06:24","slug":"why-are-players-wearing-black-armbands-during-india-vs-england-3rd-odi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194646","title":{"rendered":"Why are players wearing black armbands during India vs England 3rd ODI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71241079\">India and England observed a minute of silence before the start of the third ODI match at the Lord\u2019s on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The gesture was to pay respects and tribute to legendary West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers, who passed away at the age of 89 on Friday. No cause was given.<\/p>\n<p>County side Nottinghamshire \u2014 where Sobers enjoyed a distinguished stint \u2014 mourned him as \u201cCricket\u2019s greatest-ever all-rounder, and an iconic figure in Nottinghamshire history,\u201d expressing its deep sadness at his passing and recalling his contributions of 7,041 runs and 281 wickets for the county.<\/p>\n<p>BCCI also gave tribute to Sobers on the day of his passing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The BCCI mourns the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, a true icon of the game and one of cricket&#8217;s greatest-ever all-rounders.<\/p>\n<p>His extraordinary achievements, lasting influence on Caribbean cricket and immeasurable contribution to the global game have left an enduring legacy that\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5263SNLezn\">pic.twitter.com\/5263SNLezn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BCCI\/status\/2078138947977597419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 19, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-england-3rd-odi-garfield-sobers-tribute-minute-silence-black-armbands\/article71241079.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India and England observed a minute of silence before the start of the third ODI match at the Lord\u2019s on Sunday. The gesture was to pay respects and tribute to legendary West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers, who passed away at the age of 89 on Friday. No cause was given. County side Nottinghamshire \u2014 where&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784455585_AFP_C2CR6ZE.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194233,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194233","url_meta":{"origin":194646,"position":0},"title":"Tributes pour in post passing away of cricket legend Sir Garfield &#8220;Garry&#8221; Sobers","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tributes have poured in from across the world after the death of Sir Garfield \u201cGarry\u201d Sobers, with players, administrators, teams and boards describing his passing as an \u201cirreplaceable loss\u201d and celebrating him as one of the sport\u2019s greatest icons. 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