Watch: Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja 'Surprised' As India Launch Jersey For T20 World Cup

06.05.2024 - 13:27 sports.ndtv.com

The official jersey of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is here and the launch video featured a stylish entry at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.

Sportswear brand Adidas took to social media to provide a sneak peek into the official jersey and the video featured Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma along with his teammates - Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.

There were rumours about a possible leak in connection to the jersey design but the fans on social media were thrilled by the launch and most of them expressed their anticipation for the tournament.

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Less than half a month remains to the start of T20 World Cup 2024. The mega event that will take place in USA and West Indies is set to start on June 1. Team India, which will continue its prolonged quest for a major ICC title in 11 years, is set to start its campaign on June 5 with a match against Ireland. After this, the Rohit Sharma-led side will face arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-octane encounter on June 9. India will then play against USA on June 12 before facing Canada on June 15 for their last group stage match.

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It has been a disappointing IPL 2024 campaign for Rohit Sharma as the Indian cricket team skipper has struggled to score big for Mumbai Indians till now. The veteran batter has managed to score 349 runs in 13 matches with an average of just over 29 and a strike rate of around 145. The lack of form has been quite harmful for Mumbai Indians who have won just 4 out of their 13 matches and were also the first side to crash out of the IPL 2024 playoffs race. It has also become a big worry for Indian cricket team fans with the T20 World Cup just around the corner but former India captain Sourav Ganguly is not concerned.

T20 World Cup: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, Skipper Rohit Sharma Unveil Indian Team's Jersey

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and captain Rohit Sharma attended the unveiling of India's new T20 World Cup kit at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. Adidas, India's official kit partner, earlier revealed the team's jersey for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the USA and Caribbean from June 1. BCCI's official social media handle posted a video of Jay Shah and Rohit Sharma, unveiling the Indian kits, including the training kit, coaching staff kit, and the main kit.

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Former Australia captain Michael Clarke does not read much into Rohit Sharma's string of poor scores, but suggests that the "fatigued" Indian skipper take a break to freshen up ahead of the T20I World Cup. Rohit, who will lead India in the next month's 20-team global showpiece, has four single-digit scores in his last five outings for his franchise Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL. The 37-year-old has had a busy season this year with an intense five-Test series preceding the IPL for Mumbai Indians, who are all but eliminated from the race to the playoffs this year.

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Former all-rounder Ajay Jadeja believes that India skipper Rohit Sharma should push himself to the number three spot and promote Virat Kohli to the opening position during next month's T20 World Cup in the Americas. India announced their 15 for the marquee tournament earlier this week and will open their campaign against Ireland on June 5. "For me, Virat Kohli opens. Who goes back? Rohit Sharma bats at three. He gets a little cushion and gets to understand the game, he has so much going on, in his mind as a captain," Jadeja told Jio Cinema.