Overview

• Dirdh Patel, a 23-year-old University of Huddersfield AI graduate and Leeds Modernians all-rounder, was among the 241 people killed when Air India Flight AI171 crashed after takeoff from Ahmedabad.
• Patel scored 312 runs and took 29 wickets in 20 matches for the club’s first XI and had planned to register as an Overseas Born English Resident player.
• Dr. George Bargiannis, Patel’s former professor, remembered him as an exceptional individual whose intellectual curiosity and passion for artificial intelligence stood out.
• Leeds Modernians Cricket Club and the Airedale & Wharfedale Senior Cricket League observed a minute’s silence before their matches to commemorate Patel’s life and achievements.
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation has formed a high-level committee to investigate the causes of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash.