India’s Virat Kohli (R) and captain Rohit Sharma gestures in the course of the second ODI cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on the R. Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Colombo on August 4, 2024. — AFP/FileIndian staff’s jersey to characteristic event’s official emblem: Saikia.BCCI to observe Worldwide Cricket Council’s tips.ICC clarified official emblem obligatory requirement for all groups.
Indian gamers’ jerseys will characteristic the ICC’s official emblem, together with Pakistan’s imprint to spotlight the host nation, in the course of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Wednesday.
He added that the BCCI will observe the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) tips concerning the lads’s Champions Trophy, particularly concerning sporting the official emblem.
“We will follow whatever the ICC guidelines are,” stated Saikia.
“We will follow the ICC directive,” he added.
Earlier this week, Indian media reported that the BCCI reportedly refused to put on jerseys that includes the host nation’s identify, Pakistan, on the Indian staff’s jersey for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
The media stories drew stern response from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), who alleged BCCI for mixing politics into sports activities. The cricket board additionally expressed its hope that the apex cricketing physique will help the host nation.
“BCCI is bringing politics into cricket, which is not at all good for the game. They refused to travel to Pakistan. They don’t want to send their captain (to Pakistan) for the opening ceremony, and now there are reports that they don’t want the host nation’s (Pakistan) name printed on their jersey.”
“We believe that the world governing body (ICC) will not let this happen and will support Pakistan,” he added.
Later, sources throughout the ICC clarified that it’s a obligatory requirement for all taking part groups to show the event’s official emblem on their kits, which incorporates the identify of the host nation.
“It is the responsibility of every team to add the tournament logo to their jerseys. All teams are obligated to comply with this rule,” an ICC supply acknowledged.
It’s pertinent to say that the eight-team event, comprising 15 matches, will run from February 19 to March 9, throughout three venues – Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi – in Pakistan and Dubai.
Hosts Pakistan will tackle New Zealand within the curtain-raiser on February 19 in Karachi, whereas the blockbuster conflict between arch-rivals Pakistan and India is scheduled for February 23 in Dubai.
For the unversed, Pakistan stay the one staff out of the eight taking part nations but to formally announce its squad for the upcoming event.
