Navi Mumba, Oct. 30 -- Australia and India players wore black armbands in their ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semi-final as a tribute to teenage cricketer Ben Austin, who passed away following an accident while batting in the nets in Melbourne.
According to International Cricket Council (ICC), a statement from the Austin family said, "We are utterly devastated by the passing of our beautiful Ben, who died earlier on Thursday morning.
"For Tracey and I, Ben was an adored son, deeply loved brother to Cooper and Zach and a shining light in the lives of our family and friends.
"This tragedy has taken Ben from us, but we find some comfort that he was doing something he did for so many summers - going down to the nets with mates to play cricket. ...