The Board of Control for Cricket in India has dismissed reports that the Indian team will wear the new saffron team jersey in the big match against Pakistan at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad on October 14.
During the 2019 World Cup, each team had an idea for their home and away uniforms, but if two teams’ uniforms were the same color, the second team would have to switch to a different shade. did. For example, South Africa had to wear yellow kits against Pakistan, and even India wore dark blue kits with orange detailing, compared to hosts England’s blue kits.
As India wore Holland’s orange training jersey at the start of the World Cup, there was speculation that they would switch to that color for their match jerseys as well. And many speculated that India would wear the orange jersey against Pakistan, who will wear the green jersey.
Men In Blue Will Sport India Colours- Blue- BCCI Treasurer Ashish Shelar
Ahead of India’s first match against Australia, Adidas has unveiled new orange training jerseys and caps that will be worn by players in preparation for the opening match in Chennai. This one is more of a saffron color and caused some interesting reactions on social media.
On Sunday, some reports said the Indian team would wear alternate kits against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which would later be auctioned to raise funds for UNESCO. .
BCCI treasurer Ashish Shelar denied there were any such plans and said the team would continue to wear the blue jerseys it wore against Australia on Sunday.
“We categorically reject media reports that the Indian team will wear an alternative playing kit against Pakistan. These reports have no basis and are a figment of imagination. – In Blue will wear blue, the color of India, in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup,” Scherer was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
Such changes require ICC approval, but previously teams were only required to wear alternative colors in the event of a color conflict.
