Kolkata flyover tragedy: ICC World Twenty20 finalists to wear black armbands

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who is also the president of Cricket Association of Bengal, has requested the ICC World Twenty20 finalists to wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the victims of Kolkata flyover tragedy.

Both men and women's teams of West Indies, England men and Australia women who will be playing the final matches of the ICC World Twenty20 in Kolkata tomorrow are expected to wear black armbands as mark of respect to the victims of the flyover tragedy that took away lives of 24 people in the city.
"We have requested the teams to wear black armbands," former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly said on Friday.

Till now 24 people have been killed and several others critically injured after an under construction flyover collapse in northern part of the city.
With the final having awarded to the Eden during the tenure of Jagmohan Dalmiya as BCCI president, the CAB in a novel gesture will show a five-minute documentary on the administrator who passed away last year.
There will also be a cultural program with tabla performance by Bickram Ghosh, dancer Tanushree Shankar and sitar performance by the duo of Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.
\West Indies will be eyeing a double with the women's team taking on Australia while the men will face English challenge in the evening.