India A, Australia A players wear black armbands in memory of Kalam

Chennai, July 29: The India A and Australia A cricketers wore black armbands and observed 2 minutes silence in memory of late former President APJ Abdul Kalam at the start of the second four-day unofficial Test here today.

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BCCI tweeted a picture of the 2 teams observing silence with their heads bowed and wearing black armbands at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk.

Kalam, who was known as the people's President (2002-07) and the 'missile man', passed away at the age of 83 on Monday after he collapsed while delivering a lecture in IIM Shillong.

The mortal remains of the 'Bharat Ratna' awardee will be laid to rest in his home town of Rameswaram tomorrow.

India ‘A’ and Australia ‘A’ members are wearing black armbands in memory of former Indian President @APJAbdulKalam pic.twitter.com/gZP2K6zzor

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 29, 2015

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