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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: The Indian team is wearing black armbands on day two of Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as a mark of respect in memory of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh who passed away on Thursday," wrote the BCCI on its X account on Friday morning.

Singh, who served as India’s 13th Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, passed away in New Delhi on Thursday night, after being admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a sudden lost of consciousness. His cremation will be done with full state honours on Friday.