Why did Australian players wear black bands in the 2nd Test match against India?

IND vs AUS: The second Test between India and Australia has started on Friday at Adelaide Oval. In this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. When the Australian players came on the field in this day-night Test match, they had a black band tied on their arms. On most occasions, cricketers come to play wearing black bands to pay tribute to someone.

Why did Australian players wear black bands in the 2nd Test match against India?

Something similar was seen in the Adelaide Test match as well. Actually, 10 years ago in 2014, Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was playing a Sheffield Shield match, when a bouncer from Sean Abbott hit his head, after which he died during treatment. Cricket Australia decided to organize many programs on Hughes' 10th anniversary. In this sequence, he came on the field wearing a black band in this match.

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Phillip Hughes was also paid tribute during Sheffield Shield matches

Apart from this, Cricket Australia is also paying tribute to him during the three Sheffield Shield matches, when the players are playing with black bands on their arms and the flags are half-mast. Hughes, who played 26 Tests for Australia, died a few days before his birthday. Sean Abbott's bouncer hit his head at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Former left-handed opener Phillip Hughes played 26 Test matches for Australia. During this, he scored 1535 runs including 3 centuries and 7 half-centuries. Hughes scored 826 runs in 25 ODIs. Hughes hit 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries in ODIs. Hughes' best score in Tests was 161 runs while his best innings in ODIs was 138 not out.

Talking about the Adelaide Test, India won the toss and decided to bat first. Shubman Gill and R Ashwin have returned to the Indian playing XI along with Indian captain Rohit Sharma, while Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar have been dropped from the playing XI. The Indian team won the Perth Test match by 295 runs and is currently leading the series 1-0.

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