The second Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy commenced on Friday, December 6th, at the Adelaide Oval. India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and chose to bat first in the day-night encounter.
The visitors lead the five-match series by 1-0 after their dominating performance in Perth, Jasprit Bumrah’s eight-wicket haul and tons by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli helped India to secure victory by 295 runs.
As the Australian players took the field on Day 1 in Adelaide, they were observed wearing black armbands.
Why are the Australian players outfitted with black armbands during the Adelaide Test?
The Australian players are wearing black armbands during the Adelaide Test to honor former cricketers Phillip Hughes (on the 10th anniversary of his passing) and Ian Redpath (who passed away on December 1).
Hughes tragically died on November 27, 2014, after being struck on the back of his neck by a bouncer of Sean Abbott during a Sheffield Shield match.
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