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India to sport orange jersey against England

Last Updated 29 June 2019, 05:40 IST

India cricketers are likely to sport orange jerseys instead of the usual blue in selected games of the ongoing World Cup, including the one against hosts England on June 30.

The jersey, which will be predominantly orange with a tinge of blue, will be unveiled during the course of the tournament.

"The BCCI marketing team is still working on the design and the jersey will be unveiled very soon," a BCCI source told PTI.

The need for an alternative jersey arose after International Cricket Council issued a guideline before the start of the Word Cup, requiring all teams (except hosts England) to have two different uniforms.

"For televised ICC events all participating teams will be required to provide two different coloured kits, except for the host country who has a preference in the choice of colour and may, if it chooses to do so, provide only one coloured kit to be worn in all matches throughout the event. In advance of the event, the teams will be notified which coloured kit will be worn in each match," the ICC had said in a release.

India's blue jersey clashes with England's blue, and therefore Virat Kohli and his team will be seen in orange on June 30 at Edgbaston.

South African players donned their usual greens against England in the tournament opener but in their following game against Bangladesh, they wore a jersey which was predominantly yellow. Bangladesh's main jersey is also predominantly green.

Bangladesh, in fact, had become the first team to unveil its alternative uniform ahead of the World Cup with red replacing the green. Afghanistan is another team which has already unveiled its second jersey.

The concept of multiple jerseys has been inspired from club football in which players choose their colour on a home and away basis.

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(Published 20 June 2019, 09:38 IST)

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