Tributes to Leeds Air India Plane Crash Victim Hailed 'Exceptional Individual'
- Dirdh Patel, a 23-year-old cricketer, died in an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which resulted in 274 fatalities.
- He was among the 241 victims of the crash shortly after takeoff on June 12, 2025, according to aviation officials.
- Dr. George Bargiannis described Dirdh Patel as an "exceptional individual" who excelled in his studies and was a dedicated cricketer.
- Leeds Modernians Cricket Club observed a minute's silence in memory of Dirdh Patel during their matches this weekend.
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Tributes to Leeds Air India plane crash victim hailed 'exceptional individual'
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Rising cricketer passes away in India plane crash
GistReel Tragedy strikes as Dirdh Patel, a 23-year-old rising Indian cricketer, passes away in the India plane crash. Recall that social media was flooded with tributes following the Air India crash that occurred in Ahmedabad, India, resulting in 241 fatalities. According to reports, Patel was a student at the University of Huddersfield, where he completed his Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence. He was also an accomplished cricketer, pla…
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