As the world condemned the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India's sporting community wavered between sadness and anger, with some calling for the country to sever all sports links with Pakistan. At least 26 civilians were killed and numerous others were injured when terrorists opened fire on Tuesday at a popular tourist destination in Pahalgam, south Kashmir. The attack has been attributed to the Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow organization of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, which is outlawed in Pakistan.

Silence Speaks Louder Than Words

The umpires and players from both Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) were seen wearing black armbands and they would be carrying them throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) match. They also observed a one-minute silence before the beginning of the game. 'Let's all stand for peace and humanity', read the message behind players as they send a clear message to everyone.

Additionally, BCCI has taken another big step as during the game at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, there will not be any pyrotechnics or cheerleaders dancing.

SRH vs MI

Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first. Both teams made one change each in their side. In their previous meeting, a couple of games ago, MI defeated SRH at their home ground.

"Feels good (on the applause). I would like to firstly pass my condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack. We as a team and a franchise condemn any such attacks. We'll bowl first tonight. Looks like a good track, just one change for us - Vignesh comes in for Ashwani. We need to just execute our plans and take the game as simply as possible, plan properly," said Hardik Pandya during the toss.

"One change for us - Jaydev comes in, Shami goes out to the impact player list. (On playing on this surface) It is a cause for optimism, we know this surface and ground really well. We've played some really good cricket this year. (On the Pahalgam terror attack) It has been heartbreaking for us as well, our thoughts are with the victims and their families," said Pat Cummins.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur

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