India, April 23 -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players are wearing black armbands amid the IPL 2026 match against the Mumbai Indians on April 23, Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium. Black armbands are often worn by the cricketers on the field of play to pay tribute to a tragic incident that might have taken place in the home country or elsewhere. The black armband wearing by the players on Thursday is as a tribute to Mukesh Choudhary's mother, who passed away?

How did fast bowler Mukesh Choudhary's mother pass away?

Choudhary, the left-arm speedster, played his first IPL 2026 match against the SunRisers Hyderabad and took credible figures of 2-0-21-2, albeit in a losing cause. Overall, in 17 games, the 29-year-old seamer has bagged 19 ...