- By Ankit Bisht
- Tue, 11 Jul 2023 03:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
JE Sports Desk: India Test skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other squad members were clicked donning a new Test jersey with the Dream11 logo ahead of the first match against West Indies at Windsor Park in Dominica.
Pictures of Indian players in the new Test jersey were leaked on social media after the team's photoshoot. Fans posted pictures of Rohit, Virat, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj on Twitter wearing jerseys with new title sponsors' name printed on them.
Indian Top 5 in Tests cricket. pic.twitter.com/cZX1lmS7lq
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 11, 2023
Virat Kohli's & Rohit Sharma's photo-shoot in Test jersey. pic.twitter.com/ni0z4JQKWH
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 11, 2023
Earlier this month, Dream11 replaced Ed-Tech major Byju's as the principal jersey sponsor of both men's and women's cricket teams for the next three years. Test series against West Indies will also be India's first assignment in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.
The first Test between India and West Indies will be played at Windsor Park in Dominica from Wednesday, July 12. India are scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in the ongoing Caribbean tour.
On the eve of the first Test, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane revealed that the team is prepared well to take on West Indies.
"We have had good preparation. We played a nice practice match. We as a team respect West Indies. They are not the ones to be taken lightly. West Indies has performed well at home during the last couple of years or so, especially in Tests. We are looking to give our 100 per cent and backing our gameplan and strengths," said Rahane in a pre-match press conference.
India's Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.