Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad players will sport black armbands on Wednesday during their clash to pay tribute to victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. At least 26 tourists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday after terrorists opened fire on them. MI will take on SRH at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad at 7.30 PM IST.
MI, SRH to pay homage to Pahalgam terror attack victims
As per news agency ANI, there will no cheerleaders and fireworks during the MI vs SRH clash. Apart from sporting black armbands to stand in solidarity for the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, the players and the umpires will observe a one-minute silence.
Both former and active cricketers took to social media platforms to condemn the terror attack and condole the demise of the victims.
MI vs SRH squads
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Will Jacks, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Vignesh Puthur
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga, Rahul Chahar, Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Kamindu Mendis, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran
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