IND vs Aus Semifinal Champions Trophy 2025: In the Champions Trophy tournament, Team India is playing its first semi -ifine match with Australia at Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. The Indian team is playing with a black party in hand. Actually, the Indian team has tied a black band in honor of the late Padmakar Shivalkar.
Mumbai veteran spinner Padmakar Kashinath Shivalkar died on the previous day i.e. March 3. In his honor, Team India is playing a black band tied to Australia in the semi -finals today.
Padmakar Shivalkar was a left-handed spinner in the 1960s. Apart from this, he used to play domestic cricket. He also gave coaching to the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team after retiring.
Former veteran spinner Padmakar Kashinath Shivalkar
Former Mumbai veteran spinner Padmakar Kashinath Shivalkar died in Mumbai on Monday. He was also known as ‘Paadi’ in the cricket world. He was 84 years old. His death was confirmed by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Ajinkya Naik.
BCCI’s post on X
The BCCI Mourns The Unfortunate Demise of Shri Padmakar Shivalkar, One of India’s Finest Spinners Ever.
In a career spanning two decades, Shri Shivalkar Played 124 first-class matches, claiming an impressive 589 wickets at an outstanding average of 19.69.
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– BCCI (@Bcci) March 3, 2025
The BCCI mourned Padmakar Shivalkar’s unfortunate demise, one of the best spinners of India so far. The BCCI said that in two decades of career, Mr. Shivalkar played 124 first class matches. In which 589 wickets at an outstanding average of 19.69. He was awarded the Colonel CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 for his extraordinary contribution to the game.
