India and England are currently taking on each other in the 2nd Test of the five-match series at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. India are coming into the game on the back of a loss against the hosts in the first Test at Leeds. Hence, they would be looking to win this game in order to level the series. On the other hand, England would be aiming to get a comprehensive 2-0 lead in the series. As the players stood for the national anthem, the thing to notice was that both of them were sporting black armbands. Why India, England Players Are Wearing Black Armbands India and England players are wearing black armbands during the second Test in the memory of former England batter Wayne Larkins, who passed away on May 28 (Thursday). He was aged 71 at the time of his death. Larkins played 13 Tests and 25 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1991. He scored 498 runs in Tests and 591 runs in ODIs. Overall, he scored just one international century He is a legend at County side Northamptonshire. He scored a whopping 27142 first-class runs in 482 games. FOLLOW: India Vs England 2nd Test Live Score Playing XIs India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir