India A, Aus A players wear black armbands in memory of Dr Abdul Kalam
Chennai: The India A and Australia A cricketers wore black armbands and observed two minutes silence in memory of late former President APJ Abdul Kalam at the start of the second four-day unofficial Test here on Wednesday.
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BCCI tweeted a picture of the two teams observing silence with their heads bowed and wearing black armbands at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk.
India ‘A’ and Australia ‘A’ members are wearing black armbands in memory of former Indian President @APJAbdulKalam pic.twitter.com/gZP2K6zzor
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 29, 2015Kalam, who was known as the people's President (2002-07) and the 'missile man', passed away at the age of 83 on Monday after he collapsed while delivering a lecture in IIM Shillong.
Read: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam passes away after suddenly collapsing in Shillong
The mortal remains of the 'Bharat Ratna' awardee will be laid to rest in his home town of Rameswaram on Thursday.
