Emotional tribute to Asha Tai at Wankhede! MI-RCB players wearing black armbands in the field, tears in their eyes

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 13, 2026

A moving tribute to Asha Tai at Wankhede
MI-RCB players wearing black armbands in the field
Tears in the eyes

Asha Bhosle Death: April 12th brought a very sad news for music lovers; Enchanting the whole world with your voice, Gansamragji Asha Bhosale He died at the age of 92. After suffering a heart attack on April 11, she was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and has been under constant medical supervision since then. The cricketing world also mourned the death of Asha Bhosle; Tributes were paid to him during the 20th match of the IPL 2026 season played between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

TATA IPL pays tribute to legendary music icon Asha Bhosale, whose timeless voice defined generations and enriched India’s cultural heritage.
Players from @mipaltan and @RCBTweets wore black armbands and observed a minute’s silence before Match 20 in her honour.
Her legacy will… pic.twitter.com/0GT8kaphGc
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2026

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A minute’s silence was observed

Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore Before the match between them started, a minute’s silence was observed to pay tribute to Asha Bhosle after her death. Players from both the teams and all the fans present in the stadium participated in the tribute. Moreover, to express their grief during the match, players from both Mumbai and RCB teams entered the ground wearing black armbands. Asha Bhosle’s singer had fans all over the world; This included Indian cricketers, who were very appreciative of his songs, in fact many of them were die-hard fans. After his demise, many Indian cricketers took to social media and posted condolence messages.

Mumbai Indians won the toss, elected to bowl first

Now turning to the match, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first. Mumbai have made two changes to their ‘Playing XI’ (final squad) for this match; He M. Ghazanfar and Deepak Chahar have been replaced by Mitchell Santner and Mayank Markande in the squad. As for RCB, Jacob Duffy has been included in the squad in place of Josh Hazlewood.

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