India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados edging past the challenge of South Africa by 7 runs. It was a very close game with South Africa nearly going over the finishing line, but Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya intervened, sealing the victory for Team India. This is India's first ICC title in the last eleven years after the Champions Trophy in 2013. This is also their first T20 World Cup victory since the win in the first edition of the competition back in 2007. It took India seventeen years to add a second star to the T20I jersey, Despite that, as India take on Zimbabwe in the five-match T20I series in Harare, they are spotted wearing the jersey with only one star. Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Others Share How They Felt As India Won T20 World Cup 2024 With Victory Over South Africa in Thrilling Final (Watch Video).
Just after the ICC T20I World Cup 2024 victory, India are playing Zimbabwe away from home for a five-match T20I series. As the seniors rest for the tour, management has called up some promising youngsters to represent the squad like Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag and also made Shubman Gill the captain to represent Team India in Zimbabwe. Ahead of the 1st T20I at Harare, Gill arrived at the toss wearing the India jersey with only one star. Fans curious about why Team India players are not wearing the two-star jersey, will get the entire information here. Curious Fans Ask Why Is There Only One Star on Team India’s Jersey for Zimbabwe Series Despite Winning T20 World Cup 2024?
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Why Team India’s Jersey for Zimbabwe Series Has Only One Star Despite Winning T20 World Cup 2024?
The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and the India tour of Zimbabwe were scheduled at a very close proximity of each other. The final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was played on June 29 while India took field against Zimbabwe in the first T20I on July 06. Due to the very packed schedule, it is likely that BCCI had the jerseys already printed for the tour and handed it out to the team India cricketers before they departed for the series. As they were playing an away series, there has been no time to re-print the new jersey and also transport them to Zimbabwe to hand out to the team. Although the possibility that fans might see the Indian Cricket Team play with the two-star jersey in the series for the upcoming games cannot be ruled out.
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