In a historic turn of events, team India will wear an away jersey for the first time in its cricketing history during India vs England game in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The Indian cricket team, which usually sports a royal blue jersey, was instructed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to wear an away jersey for its CWC 2019 match against hosts England on June 30 (Sunday). This was because both teams use blue-coloured kits, which might make it difficult in distinguishing the players of each team. Meanwhile, Social media, which has for long tried guessing the exact design and colour of India’s away jersey couldn’t hide its excitement and emotions. First Look: Team India Reveal Orange 'Away' Jersey.
The official away jersey for Team India was launched on June 28 (Friday) by Nike, which is the kit sponsor of the Indian cricket team. "The new total orange and blue coloured Away Kits also moves away from a traditional silhouette to using new innovative cut lines alongside dynamic material combinations to emphasize a Multi-dimensional Slash Design and Movement approach,” said the popular sports apparel giants. Team India Orange Jersey For ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Sparks Row: Congress, Samajwadi Party See 'Saffronisation' Attempt by Govt.
Take a Look At the New Jersey:
Presenting #TeamIndia's Away Jersey 🤩🤩🇮🇳🇮🇳 What do you make of this one guys? #TeamIndia #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/TXLuWhD48Q
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2019
Netizens, however, couldn’t hide its excitement on seeing the new remodelled jersey of Team India. Many praised the new look of the jersey, while some went as far as finding out details of what inspired Nike to create the jersey and what they could they used as a reference while picking the colour and design of the jersey. Take a look at some of those funny tweets:
Kesari Everywhere?
Indian cricket team be like 🤘 pic.twitter.com/PDFT1yMQvD
— Simanta (@roadiesim) June 28, 2019
Well Not Everyone Was Impressed!
Because of why India wearing this type of Jersey playing against England,.....this is game take India has a practice game......so they can wear practice jersrys
— Madhav P (@iamrealMadhav) June 28, 2019
The Original Source For This Jersey?
You should've given some credit to inspiration @swiggy_in... pic.twitter.com/MstofbMnbN
— சுந்தரபாண்டியன்🏹 (@PandiyanDr) June 28, 2019
Kesari! Kesari! Kesari!!!
आज मेरी पगड़ी भी केसरी
जो बहेगा वो लहू भी केसरी
और मेरा जवाब भी केसरी ,..
🚩🚩🚩🚩
अब तोह jersy भी केसरी ।।।
बस @ajaydevgn की कसम खाओ,
की जुबान केसरी मत करदेना @BCCI
— Kaustuv Dwivedi (@DwivediKaustuv) June 28, 2019
Nowhere Close. Waste of a Tweet!!
Great Jersey guys ... see even Saif Bhai can’t wait to watch the next match in the Away Jersey... #TeamIndia #CWC19 #MenInOrange pic.twitter.com/2YXfh0j2WM
— Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) June 28, 2019
Horlicks Did it First
Close enough. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/40cPdhcBvM
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) June 28, 2019
Swiggy Needs to Be Credited
You should've given some credit to inspiration @swiggy_in... pic.twitter.com/MstofbMnbN
— சுந்தரபாண்டியன்🏹 (@PandiyanDr) June 28, 2019
Rightly Pointed Out! Where Are the Stars?
Missing 2 stars...???? @cricketaakash @bhogleharsha @sanjaymanjrekar
— Mayank Gupta (@mayankguptaown1) June 28, 2019
Orange Or Saffron; Saffron Or Orange?
That will looking striking on a lush green field.😎
And no this isnt saffron., its orange.
The colour scheme seems to inspired from the classic black and orange. Just the black replaced with deep blue. 👍👍
Unnecessary controversy
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) June 28, 2019
Matching Shoes to Go With It!!
And a premium tie to go with that.
Don't worry about not having a collar, tie it with a thread.
And shoes to match. pic.twitter.com/okSe80TJxb
— Jose Puliampatta (@JosePuliampatta) June 28, 2019
None of Us Can Wait!
Stunning Away Jersey 😍😍😍❤❤ who can't wait for 30th June???
— S.🇮🇳 (@roy_madan) June 28, 2019
The away jersey has not been short of controversy even before it was launched. This is also the first time team India will be wearing an away jersey. Meanwhile, India remains the only team unbeaten in the CWC 2019 so far. The men in blue - soon to be men in orange - have won five of their six matches, while another game against New Zealand was abandoned due to rain.
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