'I Hate It...': Twitter Reacts To New Zealand Team’s T20 World Cup 2024 Jersey
New Zealand's T20 World Cup 2024 bound players during a photoshoot (x.com)
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) introduced their new jersey for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 on April 29. As per the reveal, the new kit design is quite reminiscent to that of New Zealand’s jersey from the 1999 World Cup in England.
Making way from their traditional black, the New Zealand cricket players will now be donning the teal color.
As one can expect, not everyone is on board with New Zealand’s jersey revamp as a legion of fans have expressed their displeasure on social media.
Netizens react as NZC replace black with teal
The New Zealand men’s cricket team, fondly known as the ‘Black Caps’, will now be wearing teal-colored jerseys instead of their traditional black in this year’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States.
On April 29, the NZC unveiled the design of their new jersey and also announced a 15-player squad for the tournament.
As expected, fans were quick to express their displeasure over New Zealand’s new jersey revamp, with several of them claiming that the color black is indeed the kit identity of the ‘Black Caps’. Moreover, numerous others also described the new jersey design as a ‘disrespect’ to the country’s original cricketing colors.
Here is a look at some of the fans reacting to New Zealand team’s jersey reveal for the T20 World Cup 2024 on X (formerly Twitter):
The New Zealand cricket team is placed in Group C of the T20 World Cup 2024 alongside Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and hosts West Indies. Under the leadership of Kane Williamson, they will be commencing their campaign on June 7 with a match against Afghanistan in Guyana.
Here is a look at New Zealand’s 15-player squad for the tournament:
Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee.