in mega t20 world cup New Zealand and England players observed silence for Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed, clashing in the semi-finals Cricket The chief curator of the stadium, Mohan Singh, passed away on Sunday. He died before the clash between Super 12 Afghanistan and New Zealand. Mohan was associated with Abu Dhabi Cricket for 15 years.
Before the national anthem, players and ground staff of both the teams observed silence for Mohan.
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Mohan worked extensively with former BCCI chief curator Daljit Singh in Mohali before moving to the United Arab Emirates in the early 2000s.
Shocked to hear the news of the demise of Daljit Mohan, who served Indian cricket for 22 years.
“He was a bright kid when he came to me. A very talented and hardworking person. He hailed from Garhwal and remembers him as a family man too.
“After he went to UAE, he used to visit the country every now and then but I had not seen him for a while. Gone too quickly and it is really sad,” said Daljit.
After completing a training course at the Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali, where he worked for a long time as a ground supervisor, Mohan moved to Abu Dhabi in September 2004.
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Earlier, Abu Dhabi Cricket announced that it would pay tribute to Mohan and his incredible achievements would be honored in the days to come.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup.
New Zealand decided to play a side unchanged from the previous match while England brought in Sam Billings in place of the injured Jason Roy.
England captain Eoin Morgan said after the toss that in Roy’s absence, Jonny Bairstow will partner with in-form Jos Buttler at the top of the order.
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