The Indian team is currently locking horns with England in the third Test of the 5-match series against England at Trent Bridge. Virat Kohli and his men are trailing by 0-2 and need some incredible efforts to turn their fortunes around. Their performances have been inconsistent, so much so that they were forced to make three changes to the playing eleven prior to the important encounter.
In the meantime, somewhere in Mumbai, former Indian skipper Ajit Wadekar passed away. On August 15, Wadekar took his last breath, which was also India’s Independence day at a hospital in South Mumbai. Albeit he played only 37 Tests and two ODIs, he captained his team to their maiden series’ victories in England and West Indies. He retired from international cricket in 1974.
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Meanwhile, in the ongoing Test in Nottingham, the Indian players decided to pay tribute to the former cricketer as they sported black armbands as a mark of respect to the legendary cricketer. However, as per the reports of Times Now, Michael Holding, the former Windies‘ cricketer, mocked the act by the players after which he revealed the main reasons behind the same.
Holding took a jibe at the Indian team and their poor performance thus far in the series while commentating during the match for Sky Sports. He said, “Indian players are wearing the black band not because they are 0-2 down.”
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The Indian team didn’t have a memorable outing so far in ongoing series. They ran England close in the opening Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, but couldn’t cross the finishing line, eventually falling short by 31 runs. The Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 149 and 51 runs respectively, but couldn’t rescue his team.
However, in the Lord’s Cricket Ground turned out to be a drab affair as they lost by a mammoth margin of an innings and 159 runs. On both innings’, India were shot out for paltry scores. England, on the contrary, has been exceptional and has gone from strength.
