Team India don new Test jerseys bearing names and numbers
India have had a good outing as they have been unbeaten so far, winning the three-match T20I series 3-0 and three-match one-day international series 2-0.
SNS | New Delhi | August 21, 2019 2:05 pm
Team India don new Test jerseys bearing names and numbers. (Photo: Twitter/@indiancricketteam)
Pictures are getting viral of India skipper Virat Kohli and his men posing in their new Test jerseys with their names and numbers at the back.
Notably, Team India was engaged in a photo shoot before kicking off their World Test Championship campaign against the West Indies on Thursday in Antigua.
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In an Instagram story, Team India’s official account posted pictures of captain Virat Kohli, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and young wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant along with others from the 16-man Test squad in their new Test jerseys with names and numbers.
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India have had a good outing as they have been unbeaten so far, winning the three-match T20I series 3-0 and three-match one-day international series 2-0 (one match was washed off due to rain). The Men in Blue will look to continue their winning streak when they face the West Indies in the red-ball game.
India, the No.1 ranked side in Tests, will commence their World Test Championship campaign at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua before moving to Sabina Park in Jamaica for the second and final Test of the tour.
Kohli believes that the Test Championship will make batsmanship difficult as it will result into larger scheme of things.
“The games are going to be much more competitive and it brings a lot of purpose to the Test matches you play. It’s the right move and at the absolute right time,” Kohli said during the West Indies Players’ Association awards night on Monday.
India on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the invitation from his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis next week as both nations aim at exploring pathways to resetting relationships.
India Friday expressed deep concern over the recent developments between Iran and Israel, calling for restraint and diplomacy to resolve the situation.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that India is in touch with China, seeking predictability in the supply of rare earth metals – which had been put under the export controls regime by the Xi administration.
