Leeds, Leeds: India and England cricket teams kept silence on the fifth day of the ongoing Test match in Headingley and tied a black arm bandage and paid tribute to former Indian cricketer Dilip Doshi, who died on Monday. This tribute was given before the game began, in which players of both teams kept a minute’s silence in memory of the left -handed spinner. The BCCI said in a post on X, “Both teams are tied a black band in memory of former Indian cricketer Dilip Doshi, who died on Monday. The teams also kept a minute’s silence before the beginning of the fifth day.” Doshi died in London due to heart disease, where he had been living for several decades. Playing like a left -handed bowler, Doshi took 114 wickets in 33 Tests, including five wickets six times.

Doshi left his mark in ODIs and took 22 wickets in 15 ODIs, maintaining an economy of 3.96. Doshi represented Saurashtra, Bengal, Warvikashire and Nottinghamshire in first -class cricket and took 898 wickets at an average of 26.58 in 238 matches.

Doshi made his debut at the age of 32, following the 1970s famous spin quartet. West Indies veteran Garfield Sobers impressed the left -arm spinner at Nottinghamshire. He quietly retired from international cricket in the 1980s and gave an interesting details of his cricket days in his autobiography Spin Panch. Among his achievements, Doshi played an important role in the 1981 Melbourne Test with five wickets, helping India to win a memorable victory.