India to sport new kit for World Cup

The launching of India's new kit just weeks before the tournament has sparked off some confusion over whether India will actually be wearing these colours in the forthcoming World Cup or not. To cut a long story short: the kit that India will be wearing in the World Cup will be identical to the one that was launched yesterday, in every aspect other than the placement of the various logos on the shirt.

In ICC events, such as the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, the kits of all teams bear the tournament logo and branding on the chest. This means that, in India's case, the Sahara logo, which is currently on the front of the shirt, will go to the leading arm, and the Nike logo, which is on the right side of the chest, will go to the non-leading arm. The logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which is currently on the left side of the chest, will stay right where it is.

In all other respects - the fabric used, the innovations that are in place to make the clothing lighter, conduct sweat better and cool the body as well as possible - the clothing that India's cricketers will wear in the World Cup is identical to the kit that was launched yesterday and that is retailing in stores.

When India play in any non-ICC event, whether it is a bilateral series or a tri-series, home or away, the team will use its regular kit, which is the one launched yesterday. "What Nike and the BCCI launched yesterday is the new India ODI kit," Sanjay Gangopadhyay, marketing director of Nike India, clarified to Cricinfo.