R Devraj was devastated before the semi-finals, returned home due to the death of his mother

The excellent performance of the Indian team in the Champions Trophy continues. Now they are only two matches away from holding the trophy aloft. In the last match of the group stage of the tournament, India defeated New Zealand by 44 runs to top the points table. Now the exciting phase of the knockout stage of the mega event will begin. In which the Indian team will face world champion Australia in the first semi-final on March 4. But, before that, a mountain of sorrow has fallen on a member of Team India and he has had to leave the team midway and return home due to the death of his mother.

In fact, the mother of team manager R Devraj died on Sunday morning, due to which he had to leave the team in the middle and return home in a hurry. Devraj is the secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. According to the report of Cricbuzz, it is not yet clear when Devraj will join the team again. He is currently at his home in Hyderabad. It is being speculated that he may miss the Champions Trophy semi-finals.

The Hyderabad Cricket Association has also expressed deep condolences on the death of Devraj's mother. The association issued a statement saying that it is with deep sorrow that we are informing you that our secretary R Devraj's mother Kamaleshwari Garu has passed away. May God rest her soul in peace. Heartfelt condolences to Devraj and his family.

Batting first, India scored 249 runs in the allotted 50 overs. After this, the target became a mountain for New Zealand in front of the Indian spinners led by Varun Chakravarthy. Varun took a five-wicket haul and bowled out the Kiwi team for just 205 runs, registering a spectacular victory by 44 runs. Now India will face Australia in the semi-finals.