RR and LSG are both of the teams that are right now fighting for the 2nd spot in the playoffs, know why were players wearing black armbands in the IPL 2022 match today
RR won convincingly at the end against LSG with 24 runs. LSG’s batting lineup looked a bit shaky which caused crucial 2 points for the Supergiants. The thing which caught viewers’ attention was the black armband. RR and LSG players are seen wearing black armbands to pay tribute to the Cricketing great ‘Andrew Symonds’ who died in a car accident Sunday morning.
RR and LSG players are seen wearing black armbands in the memory of Great ‘Andrew Symonds’ in today IPL 2022 match
The cricketing world got the shocking demise of Andrew Symonds early in the morning. Symonds died in a car crash in Queensland Australia. His car was very badly destroyed as it got tossed upside down on the Hervey road.
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The 46-year-old was a flamboyant allrounder from Australia who played for MI and Deccan Chargers in IPL. RR and LSG players seen wearing black armbands in the memory of Andrew Symonds that’s the least they could do.
Andrew Symonds in IPL
The big man graced the ipl with 39 matches in which he played for 2 franchises. Symonds had an impressive average of 36.1 in IPL with a strike rate of 129.9. He played some memorable knock in a Deccan chargers shirt. Roy was a dear friend of his teammates. Symonds was involved in controversies very frequently and he sustained many suspensions throughout his career.
One of the most memorable knocks of Symmonds in IPL came against Rajasthan Royals. Symonds scored 117* in just 53 deliveries while batting first. Although Deccan Chargers didn’t win that game that will be forever remembered for Symmonds blistering Ton.
Rest In Peace, Andrew Symonds.
Your presence around the game will be missed. 🙏@ChennaiIPL and @gujarat_titans will be wearing black armbands to pay their respects to Andrew Symonds. pic.twitter.com/X9bLS3mrvO
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 15, 2022
In the Afternoon fixture of IPL 2022 CSK and GT players also wore the Black armbands for the same reason. It was surely a black day for the cricketing world as they lost a legend of the game.