Why Australia, South Africa players are wearing black armbands in WTC Final?

The players in South Africa and Australia praised the victims of the destroyed Air India crash in Ahmed Abad on June 12, before the third day match of the continuous World Test in 2025 (WTC Final 2025) in Lord’s cricket Groud in London.

In a strong moment of solidarity, the players from both teams from South Africa and Australia wore black badges and noticed silence for a minute in Lord to honor the victims of the tragic crash of the Indians in Ahmedabad, who killed 241.

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South African and Australian players are praising the terrible victims

Since the tragic accident has shocked the whole world, the players, officials and fans saddened and silent about the praise of those who lost their lives in one of the most tragic air tragedies in India before Matthew Hayden raised the iconic bell to resume playing in the Lord.

🖤 ​​Black black badges in respect! 🙏
Players from Australia and South Africa wear black badges on the third day of #WtCfinal!
◾ Preparing for victims of the tragic Air India crash in Ahmed Abad!
Silence, accurate silence, observed before playing!#Ausvsa #Wtc25 #Savsaus pic.twitter.com/td7zusbhtw

– Yogesh Goswami (yogeshgoswami_) June 13, 2025

The most air tragedy in India

In a tragic incident, the flight to London was crashed just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad on Thursday. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had 242 people, including passengers and crew, when she suddenly lost control and separated the fire shortly after leaving.

With the exception of Viswashkumar Ramesh, no one survived a plane crash in India. Among the passengers were 169 Indian citizens, 53 from the United Kingdom, 7 Portuguese citizens, and 1 Canadian. Unfortunately, former Prime Minister Gojarat Vijay Robani was also among those who lost their lives in the accident.

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The plane collided with a residential department and the chaos hall at the College of Medicine and the Civil Hospital, just 3 km from the runway, killing many doctors, medical students and people on the ground, regardless of those who were on the trip.

More than 290 bags of the body have been recovered as the site has turned into a scene of unimaginable destruction. This was the first killer incident that included Dreamliner and the worst airline in India since 1996 outer air collided on Charkhi Dadri.

Mitchell Starc frustrates Proteas because Australia builds great progress

Meanwhile, in his talk about the WTC Final, Australians take the game away from South Africa as they already advanced 250 in Lord. Mitchell Store has once again shone with the bats, as the brutase players are struggling to get that final words in Lord.

Earlier in the match, the Australians were 144 years old for 8 years, and they advanced 218 over South Africa at the end of the second day in the final. Kagiso Rabada of South Africa and Long Njidi were great with the ball, as they took three share to keep the routine side in the game.

However, Australia still holds the upper hand thanks to its first hegemony. Earlier in the day, South Africa has been completed for only 138 races, as the Australian Captain Pat Camens ended with the amazing characters of 6 for 28.

Well, Australia is trying to defend the WTC Cup, which he won after its victory over India in the 2023 final. On the other hand, South Africa hopes to win the first ICC title since 1998.