Watch: India, England cricketers wear black armbands, pay respects to J Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister passed away in the last week.
Chennai: India and England cricketers paid their respects to late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Day 1 of the fifth and final Test of the series here on Friday. Jayalalitha passed away last week.
The cricketers from Alastair Cook-led England side and Virat Kohli’s Indian unit observed two-minute silence ahead of the start of the fifth Test.
#TeamIndia & @englandcricket pay homage to the passing away of former TN CM J Jayalalithaa Ji #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/iVx4BiMxRG
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 16, 2016
"We have requested both England and India teams to wear black armbands as a mark of respect for the departed soul of our former CM. Because of this tragedy, the TNCA has decided against having any kind of function or felicitation during the match," a senior TNCA official was quoted as saying on Thursday.