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Why Are India and England Players Wearing Black Armbands on Day 1 of ENG vs IND 2025 2nd Test?

WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND, JUL 2 – Players observed a minute's silence and wore black armbands to honor Wayne Larkins, who scored over 27,000 first-class runs and recently passed away after a short illness.

  • On July 2, 2025, during the second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, the Indian and England cricket teams paid tribute to Wayne Larkins by wearing black armbands and holding a minute of applause.
  • Wayne Larkins, a former England batsman who appeared in 13 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals from 1979 to 1991, died on June 28, 2025, after a brief illness.
  • Larkins was a domestic cricket legend for Northamptonshire with nearly 30,000 runs from over 700 appearances and was known for his strokeplay and vibrant personality.
  • He played in the 1979 Cricket World Cup, including the final where England finished runners-up, and had a memorable moment scoring winning runs in the 1989-90 West Indies tour.
  • The tribute at the second Test highlights Larkins' lasting impact on cricket and reflects the respect from both teams shortly after his death between the first and second Tests.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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