Players to wear armbands to condole bob..

PORT OF SPAIN, Mar 19: The Indian and Bermudian cricketers will wear black armbands and the flag at Queen's Park Oval will fly at half-mast during their World Cup Group 'B' game on Monday in condolence of Bob Woolmer's death.

The mark of respect would be observed by all teams in their next matches and the respective venues at the quadrennial event, the International Cricket Council has said.

Also on Monday, hosts West Indies take on Zimbabwe in another group match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

"As a mark of respect for Woolmer, each of the teams in the ICC Cricket World Cup will be asked to wear black armbands in their next matches, starting with Monday's games," the ICC said.

"Both the venues hosting matches, Sabina Park and the Queen's Park Oval, will be asked to have their flags at half-mast and there will be a minute's silence before the start of both games.

"These measures will be repeated at Pakistan's final match in the tournament, against Zimbabwe, also at Sabina Park on Wednesday."

Woolmer, who was here as Pakistan's coach, died on Sunday. He was 58 and survived by wife Gill and two sons.

The former England Test batsman was declared in a local hospital after being found unconscious in his hotel room.