Australian Cricket Team to Don New Shirt Against India in Upcoming T20I Series
On Wednesday, Cricket Australia informed that the Aussie Men’s cricket team will don a new indigenous shirt against Indian cricket team in the upcoming Dettol T20 Series.
The Cricket Australia took to their social media on 11th November i.e. Wednesday to announce the news that the Australian Men’s cricket team will play wearing new shirt against India in the upcoming T20I series. The new shirt has been designed by two indigenous women and is intended to celebrate Australia’s First Nations People this Summer.
The new shirt has been designed in association with maker ASICS and two Indigenous women, Aunty Fiona Clarke and Courtney Hagen. In sport’s recent efforts, the two women have been phenomenal to encourage the involvement of Indigenous Australians in cricket. Clarke, is a direct descendent of legendary cricketer ‘Mosquito’ Couzens (known as Grongarrong). The former cricketer had toured England in 1868, the tour which marked Australia’s maiden sporting team to play abroad.
Through their twitter handle, the Australia Cricket Board informed – “The Australian men’s team will celebrate our First Nations people this summer by wearing this incredible Indigenous playing shirt for the entirety of the #AUSvIND Dettol T20 series!”
In another tweet, the Australia Cricket Board wrote – “ICYMI: The Australian men will wear a shirt designed by two Indigenous women for their T20 series against India. The story behind the artwork: https://cricketa.us/36nHc6a #NAIDOC2020 #AUSvIND”
Excited with the recent development, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc said – “The women’s team have worn a similar artwork to our one, the Test team have worn the logo on our collars a few times and the WBBL teams have all got it on their guernseys this year so it’s really exciting to have the chance as a men’s team to wear our first Indigenous jersey,”.
The first match of three match Dettol T20I Series between India and Australia will be played in Oval on 4th December, 2020.
