The English national cricket team, currently in Karachi for a T20 international series, held a rousing vigil for Queen Elizabeth II.
At this time, the entire English nation and the Commonwealth countries are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She died at Balmoral on September 8 and was buried at Windsor Castle on Monday alongside her husband Prince Philip, who died in 2021.
The English team is practicing under lights at the National Stadium in Karachi.
On Monday evening, as Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession made its way to Windsor Castle alongside millions of British subjects lining the streets, the England squad put away bat and ball.
They stood together in silence with black bandages on their arms.
He prayed especially for the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III.
He also paid great tribute to his late king.
The England squad for the seven-match T20 series in Karachi includes: Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali (VC), Harry Brook, Jordan Cox (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson. , Ben. Duckett, Richard Gleeson, Alex Hales, Tom Helm, Will Jacques, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ollie Stone, Reece Topley, David Wiley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Luke Wood.
The squad is a far cry from the last England team that toured Pakistan 17 years ago, which featured names like Michael Vaughan, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Geraint Jones. . Alex Loudon, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Matt Prior, Andrew Strauss, Marcus Trescothick (captain), Kabir Ali, Vikram Solanki, and Shaun Udal.