India, Oz honour victims of train crash

India players. Pic/AFP

The Indian and Australian cricket teams on Wednesday observed a minute's silence and wore black armbands on the opening day of their World Test Championship final in memory of the victims of the tragic train accident in Odisha last week which led to the loss of 288 lives.

Before the start of play, a minute's silence was observed and in a noble gesture, even the Australian team sported black armbands in solidarity with the opposition in this hour of grief.

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