<p>The Indian team players on Tuesday wore black armbands during their Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia in the memory and honour of domestic cricket legend <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/mumbai-cricket-great-padmakar-shivalkar-passes-away-at-84-23493767" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Padmakar Shivalkar</strong></a>, who passed away due to age-related illness.</p>
<p>Shivalkar was one of the finest spinners who did not get to play for India as he played in the era of greats like Bishan Singh Bedi.</p>
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<p>He was 84 when he breathed his last in Mumbai.</p>
<p>In the 124 First Class matches he played for Mumbai, Shivalkar took 589 wickets with his left-arm spin.</p>
<p>Shivalkar was conferred with the prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI.</p>
<p>The current India skipper <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/champions-trophy-2025-rohit-sharma-its-tempting-to-play-four-spinners-23493769" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Rohit Sharma</strong></a> also hails from Mumbai.</p>
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