IND vs SL 1st ODI : Having won the three-match T20 series, Team India is on a good momentum and hopes to take the ODI series with the same enthusiasm. In this series, Colombo is facing Sri Lanka in the first ODI match. In this match, the Indian players entered the ring with black armbands. Photos and videos related to this are becoming viral on social media.
There is a reason why Indian players wear black armbands. Former Team India cricketer Anshuman Gaikwad passed away on July 31 (Wednesday) after battling blood cancer. In this sequence, the players of Team India wore black bands as a tribute to former Indian cricketer and coach Anshuman Gaekwad.
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Anshuman Gaikwad has played a total of 40 Tests and 15 ODI matches for Team India. He scored 2254 runs in both. He scored the highest score of 201 against Pakistan in Jalandhar in 1983 in Tests. Moreover.. in his ODI career he scored 1154 runs with two centuries.
Gaikwad served as the head coach of the Indian team twice between 1997-1999 and again in 2000. Under his coaching, the Indian team became the runner-up in the Champions Trophy in the year 2000. It was during his tenure as coach that Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Gaekwad also served as a national selector and president of the Indian Cricketers Association in the 1990s.
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Coming to the matter of the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. In 25 overs, they lost 4 wickets and made 94 runs. Pathum Nissanka (51) and Janith Liyanage (1) are at the crease.
