Fans Slam BCCI After Pictures of India's New Test jersey surface online

 'Go well Dream 11 for WI Series': Indian fans were not too impressed with the design of the team's new Test jersey.

Fans Slam BCCI After Pictures of India's New Test jersey surface online

India will take on West Indies in a two-match Test series starting in Dominica on Wednesday. India heads into the series after a rare break from international duties, their last match being the World Test Championship final against Australia. The WTC final was also the first time that India played with their new kit sponsor, Adidas.

The jerseys worn by the team were well received by fans, especially due to the fact that they carried the team name across the front, whereas previously the name of the main shirt sponsor was written there. Now, Dream11 has secured that position by securing the rights to be the team's new jersey sponsor earlier this month. Pictures of the players wearing the new jerseys have surfaced online and fans are not impressed with the change.

India skipper Rohit Sharma posted a selfie on his Instagram Stories wearing the shirt. Several headshots of his teammates in the new jersey have also surfaced on Twitter and many fans were left disappointed to see the new Dream11 logo on the front of the jersey instead of the team name during the WTC final.

New Jersey and a fresh start for India

The two-Test series against the West Indies marks the beginning of a new WTC cycle for India. They have been able to reach both the WTC finals held so far but lost to New Zealand in 2019 and Australia this year. While India's batting unit failed to impress in the match, it was only veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara who was dropped from that squad. Young star Yashasvi Jaiswal is expected to make his international debut batting at the No.3 position, which Pujara has built during his illustrious career.

While Jaiswal's presence was lauded, the selectors were widely criticized for including senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the squad instead of giving chances to youngsters. Former India captain and legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar said players like Sarfaraz Khan should have been given a chance keeping in mind the fact that West Indies is no longer the toughest challenge in Test cricket.

"West Indies are no more the force they were in the last century as can be seen by the fact that they are currently playing in Zimbabwe to try and qualify for the ODI World Cup that they won twice in the 70s. So picking some younger players for the Test series would have made more sense," Gavaskar wrote in his column for Mid-Day soon after the team was announced.

"What is Indian cricket going to learn by picking the same seniors for the two Test matches who have now failed to deliver in two World Test Championship finals. How does it even matter if they score heaps of runs and take a bunch of wickets in the Caribbean apart from it bulking up their individual career stats," said Gavaskar.