The Indian team, who are playing an intra-squad game in Beckenham, also paid their tribute to the victims and wore black armbands before the match got underway.

Air India Flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

The aircraft was carrying 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members. Among them were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national, and seven Portuguese nationals. who mourned the tragedy on Thursday.

The players and the support staff were seen observing a minute of silence and sported black armbands to remember the victims.

"The players and members of support staff involved in the intra-squad game in Beckenham are wearing black armbands. A minute's silence was also observed today to pay homage to the victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash, as a mark of respect for the lives lost and solidarity with the affected families," read the statement from BCCI.

Lord's holds a mintute of silence

Australia and South Africa players paid their respects to the victims of the Air India crash in Ahmedabad ahead of the start of Day 3 on Friday, June 13. Both sets of players are wearing black armbands in memory of the people who lost their lives in the plane crash that shocked the world on Friday.

The players and the crowd at the iconic Lord's cricket ground observed a one-minute silence to remember the victims before play got underway on Friday.