The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) will be paying tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack during the 41st match of the IPL 2025 game SRH vs MI on April 23 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The tragic incident, which took the lives of 26 people, has entirely shocked the country. To pay tribute to the victims, players and umpires will be wearing black armbands and will also stand for a minute of silence before the match.
During the match, no fireworks, cheerleaders will be present on the ground and austerity measures will be maintained throughtout the game.
“The players of two teams will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence in memory of all those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam,” a BCCI source told media.
“As a mark of respect there would be no cheerleaders on the sidelines of MI vs SRH game. No crackers will be burst,” he added.
The attack on the innocent tourists has received widespread condemnation from top world leaders and several Indian cricketers have also expressed their solidarity with the families of the victims.
Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill has condemned the attack through their social media accounts.
It’s not the first time that the BCCI is standing in solidarity with the victims of a terrorist attack, as back in 2019, the cricketing body decided not to hold the opening ceremony for the 12th season for IPL tournament in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack.
The officials instead decided to donate the money for the welfare of the victims’ families. The Indian Cricket Team also wore Camouflage caps during the 3rd ODI vs Australia in March 2019 to honour the members of the army who lost their lives in the incident.
The legendary wk-batter MS Dhoni also used gloves with Army Insignia during the ODI World Cup.
However, he was forced to stop wearing them, following intervention by the ICC. Hence, the Indian sporting fraternity has time and again stood with the nation in times of distress and is once again showing their solidarity through their gestures.
The SRH vs MI will kickstart at 07:30 PM with the toss at 07:00 PM at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
