Tri-colour surprise in India's ICC World Cup 2023 jersey, internet calls it a masterstroke

There was a major change to India's jersey for ICC World Cup 2023. The three white stripes over the shoulder have been replaced by India's tri-colour.

With only two weeks to go for the ICC World Cup 2023, a bit of spice was added to the excitement. ICC, on Wednesday, launched the anthem of this edition's World Cup to be held in India. While the anthem, 'Dil Jashn Bole', got mixed reactions on social media, a couple of hours later, Adidas, India's kit partners, came up with an anthem of their own for the Indian cricket team. The 2-minute 21-second anthem which is called "Impossible Nahi Ye Sapna, 3 Ka Dream Hai Apna", taps into India's quest to win the third ODI World Cup.

Kapil Dev led India to their maiden ODI World Cup title in 1983 and then MS Dhoni put an end to a long wait with India's second ODI World Cup victory in 2011. In between, India won another World Cup in 2007 but that was in the T20 format.

The Adidas anthem features India captain Rohit Sharma, superstar Virat Kohli, vice-captain Hardik Pandya, youngster Shubman Gill, pacers Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, and spinner Kuldeep Yadav.

"1983 - the spark. 2011 - the glory.

2023 - the dream.

Impossible nahi yeh sapna, #3kaDream hai apna," BCCI tweeted.

By HT Sports Desk

Sep 21, 2023 11:12 AM IST