Why are New Zealand players wearing black armbands in 2nd Test against Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka won the toss yet again and opted to bat in the second Test against New Zealand in Galle on Thursday, September 26. New Zealand failed to chase the score down in the fourth innings and will be hoping for a different outcome this time around. New Zealand were in the field on Day 1 of the second Test and the players were sporting black armbands. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) revealed that it was done in the memory of Ian Taylor, a former New Zealand men’s team manager and NZC director.