India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday unveiled the new ODI jersey for the team ahead of their series vs Australia. However, the team will only get to wear the new apparel in the three-match home series against West Indies, scheduled to start from December 22.
“It’s an honour to unveil the jersey today and really happy that we are the first ones who is going to wear this jersey against the West Indies team. Really happy, really like the look. The tri-colour on the shoulder is looking really beautiful and really happy that we’ve got a special ODI jersey,” Harmanpreet said.
“I would like the Indian fans to also wear this jersey and feel proud,” she added.
📍 BCCI Headquarters, Mumbai
Mr Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI & Ms Harmanpreet Kaur, Captain, Indian Cricket Team unveiled #TeamIndia‘s new ODI jersey 👏 👏@JayShah | @ImHarmanpreet | @adidas pic.twitter.com/YujTcjDHRO
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 29, 2024
Ahead of hosting West Indies, the India women’s team will go Down Under to take on Australia in 3 matches taking place on December 5 and December 8 on Brisbane while the third one will take place on December 11 at Perth.
Meanwhile, India will sweating over batter Jemimah Rodrigues’s fitness after retired hurt due to a possible left wrist injury after guiding Brisbane Heat to victory over Sydney Thunder in a Women’s Big Bash League match.
Rodrigues made 43 off 30 balls before retiring hurt after the 10th over of Heat’s run chase of 134. She was dropped three times by Sydney Thunder fielders.
She apparently aggravated a left wrist injury sustained earlier in the game while attempting to save a boundary during Thunder’s innings. She had landed awkwardly on the joint while diving in the field.
During Heat’s run chase, Rodrigues batted with strapping on her left wrist. Her discomfort seemed to grow later on and she left the field at the drinks break.
(With agency inputs)
