Kolkata flyover tragedy: WT20 finalists to wear black armbands

01 April,2016 08:50 PM IST |   |  PTI

All the four teams in the men's and women's ICC World Twenty20 finals Sunday are expected to wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the families of the victims of the horrifying flyover tragedy that has claimed at least 24 lives till now


Kolkata: All the four teams in the men's and women's ICC World Twenty20 finals Sunday are expected to wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the families of the victims of the horrifying flyover tragedy that has claimed at least 24 lives till now.

"We have requested the teams to wear black arm-bands," former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly told reporters today.

England cricketers at a training session ahead of their ICC World T20 final match against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Pic/PTI

Till now 24 people have been killed and several others critically injured after an under construction flyover collapse in North Kolkata near Ganesh Talkies.

With the final having awarded to the Eden during the tenure of Jagmohan Dalmiya as BCCI president, the CAB in a
novel gesture will show a five-minute documentary on the administrator who passed away last year.

There will also be a cultural programme with tabla performance by Bickram Ghosh, dancer Tanushree Shankar and sitar performance by the duo of Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.

West Indies will be eyeing a double with the women's team taking on Australia while the men will face English challenge in the evening.

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