Will team India wear saffron jersey against Pak in WC match? BCCI reacts to social media reports
Ahmedabad: Amidst widespread speculation about Team India donning a special saffron-colored jersey for their highly anticipated 2023 World Cup match against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has put an end to the rumors.
BCCI's Treasurer, Ashish Shelar, categorically denied any plans of Team India wearing an alternative match kit for the game against Pakistan.
In an official statement, Shelar refuted the media reports, dismissing them as baseless and the product of someone's imagination. He emphasized that Team India would sport their original colors at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
While it is true that Team India has introduced a new saffron-colored training kit for the World Cup, their official match jersey remains the trademark light blue color. This clarification comes after media reports stirred debates about the possibility of India wearing a saffron jersey for the blockbuster clash against Pakistan.
Notably, in the 2019 World Cup, Team India did sport a saffron and dark blue jersey against England, designated as their away kit for the tournament. However, as hosts of this edition, India is not required to have an alternate jersey.
As the cricketing world eagerly anticipates the India-Pakistan faceoff, all eyes will be on the iconic match set to take place on October 14. Before this marquee battle, Team India is scheduled to play against Afghanistan at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on October 11.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
