CSK vs KKR: Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders take field at Chepauk in IPL 2026 wearing black armbands; here’s why

[ad_1] In a touching tribute, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are wearing black armbands in the memory of former Indian cricketer CD Gopinath, who passed away on April 9 at the age of 96. Notably, Gopinath was the last surviving member of India’s historic first Test-winning team in 1952. Gopinath was India’s oldest Test cricketer […]

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End of an era: Last member of India’s first Test win, CD Gopinath, dies at 96 | Cricket News

[ad_1] CHENNAI: “The crowd applauded us for 15 minutes at a stretch after the Test match was over. I still remember that moment,” CD Gopinath told TOI a few years ago, recalling India’s historic first Test win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Madras (then). It was 1952, India had beaten England in the fifth […]

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