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New Zealand men’s test gamers wore black armbands on the whole health-them day of the second healthy in Galle on Thursday, September 26, to commemorate the passing of Ian Taylor. He served in numerous roles in New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
A Blackcaps statement said Taylor changed into a former NZC board director, Kiwi men’s crew supervisor, and Cricket Wellington chair.
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The Test team is wearing black arm-bands on day 1 of the 2nd Test in Galle to honor the passing of former BLACKCAPS manager, NZC director & Cricket Wellington chair Ian Taylor #SLvNZ,” the statement on X read.
The Test team is wearing black arm-bands on day 1 of the 2nd Test in Galle to honour the passing of former BLACKCAPS manager, NZC director & Cricket Wellington chair Ian Taylor #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/LX2wfyabTZ
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 26, 2024
Black armbands are normal in cricket and different sports to honour these days surpassed away athletes, workforce individuals, sports personalities, or countrywide icons.
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We are going to bat first. This pitch looks firmer than the last one. More grass but flatter. (On debutant Nishan Peris) He is doing well in domestics, he’s tall and gets good bounce. The team is feeling good,” de Silva said at the toss.
New Zealand Captain Tim Southee said:
You come to this part of the world and want to bat first but we got a good chance in the last Test. We back the guys to improve on last week’s performance. We want to improve in all areas and because the last Test was the first in a while, find some consistency.”