IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab Wear Black Armbands To Pay Tribute To Mandeep Singh's Late Father

Kings XI Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh’s father passed away last night after battling an illness for a long time. Despite the tragedy, Mandeep Singh is playing for Kings XI Punjab in their ongoing match against SunRisers Hyderabad in Dubai. Meanwhile, as part of paying tribute to Mandeep’s beloved father or honour him, his teammates wore black armbands.

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It came to the light day before yesterday that Mandeep Singh’s father had passed away; however, his brother denied the same. Unfortunately, the tragic event occurred last night and was confirmed eventually. Kings XI Punjab, led by KL Rahul, made an excellent gesture of wearing black armbands to honour their teammate’s late father.

Meanwhile, Mandeep Singh opened for Kings XI Punjab against SunRisers Hyderabad and has unfortunately lost his wicket as well. The right-handed batsman opened the innings in the absence of Mayank Agarwal and managed only 17 runs off the 14 deliveries he faced. The one-time finalist lost the toss and made two changes in the form of Mandeep Singh coming for Mayank Agarwal and swapping Chris Jordan for James Neesham.

Kings XI Punjab on a three-match winning streak:

Kings XI Punjab are currently on a three-match winning streak in IPL 2020 as they have handled their rapidly faltering campaign beautifully. In the last three games, they beat the likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals to keep their playoff hopes alive. One more victory here will further boost the chances of making it to the knockouts.

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