India and England players paid tribute to cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers by wearing black armbands during the third and final ODI at Lord’s on Sunday, two days after the West Indies great died.The gesture came ahead of the series decider between the two sides at the iconic venue, with both teams honoring one of the game’s greatest all-rounders. Sobers, widely regarded as one of cricket’s greatest players, died on Friday, prompting tributes from across the cricketing world.The players took to the field wearing black armbands as a mark of respect before the start of the game in London.The tribute preceded an important contest, with India and England entering the third-tier ODI at 1-1 after sharing the opening two matches of the series.England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat first, backing his side to make the most of what he believed would be a good batting surface.“We’ve got a bat today. It looks like a good surface; hopefully, we can get a decent score on the board and put some pressure on,” Brook said at the toss.England have made one change to their playing XI, bringing on Josh Tongue in place of Saqib Mahmood.India have been forced to many changes, with Jasprit Bumrah ruled out after suffering reactive swelling in his left knee following an impact injury sustained while fielding during the second ODI in Cardiff.KL Rahul He returned after missing the previous match, while Prince Yadav and Arshdeep Singh also came into the side. Washington Sundar was unavailable due to injury.Indian captain Shubman Gill admitted that he would have preferred to play first.“We should have bowled. Boom missed out with a knee injury. KL, Prince and Arshdeep came in. We tried to play four seamers. We were in a big position and lost too many wickets,” said Gill.The Lord’s clash also has added significance with the ODI World Cup less than a year away. England will be looking for Joe Root to continue his outstanding form after unbeaten knocks of 76 and 99 in the first two matches, while India will be banking on experienced campaigners. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to lead them to a series victory.Before the cricket action began, however, the focus was on remembering Sir Gary Sobers as both teams joined together to pay their respects to one of the sport’s most famous figures by wearing black armbands.