New Delhi, April 04: The ‘Men in Blue’ actually relied on ‘red’ to win the World Cup, the biggest cricketing glory of any player.
The Indian team management took a conscious decision to wear ‘red’ at the venue, be it during practice session or in dressing room, right before the start of the World Cup. They wore ‘blue’ only while playing matches.
It was a departure from the blue dress code which Team India usually followed in several cricket series in lead up to the World Cup.
The team generally believed that ‘red’ symbolized energy and greater force than ‘blue’ and would enhance its chance to win the World Cup.
The kits sponsors of Team India responded to the request in good time though officially they would like to believe that technical and not any superstition is the reason behind it.
—PTi