India players pay tribute to Padmakar Shivalkar, wear black armbands during Champions Trophy semifinal
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Indian team honors late cricket legend Padmakar Shivalkar with black armbands in Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia.
The Indian team players on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) wore black armbands during their Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia in the memory and honour of domestic cricket legend Padmakar Shivalkar, who passed away due to age-related illness.
Shivalkar was one of the finest spinners who did not get to play for India as he played in the era of greats like Bishan Singh Bedi.
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He was 84 and breathed his last in Mumbai on Monday (March 3, 2025).
A legendary left-arm spinner, Shivalkar was a dominant force in domestic cricket and a key figure in Bombay’s Ranji Trophy dominance. He played a crucial role in 10 of Bombay’s victorious Ranji Trophy campaigns from 1965-66 to 1976-77, during which the team won the title in every season except one. He was also part of the squad that reclaimed the championship in 1980-81. Remarkably, he made a comeback at the age of 47 and played two matches in the 1987-88 season.
In the 124 First Class matches he played for Mumbai, Shivalkar took 589 wickets with his left-arm spin.
Shivalkar was conferred with the prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI.
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