2007-2022: Ranking all Indian Jerseys in 20-20 World Cup during last one and a half-decade

Indian team is all set to play the upcoming 20-20 World Cup 2022 commencing on the 16^th of October next month in Australia. Indian Cricket Board has already announced the squad for the eighth edition of the World Cup in the shortest format of the game.

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Apart from all other things, there is something which seems more interesting to fans. So, here we’re talking about the jersey of team India. Notably, the Indians have played with six different kits in the seven 20-20 World Cups played so far. India's jersey for the 20-20 World Cup 2022 has also been announced yesterday.

So, keeping that in the back of the mind, here, we’ll rank the jerseys India has worn out so far in the 20-20 World Cup so far from 2007 to 2022.

6. 2009 and 2010 20-20 World Cups

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The Indian team led by MS Dhoni wore the same jersey in the two consecutive editions of the 20-20 World Cup in 2009 and 2010 respectively. It had quite a bit similar design to that used in the 2007 edition. On the downright side, there were colors of the national flag on a strip. The difference from 2007 was that it was now a darker shade rather than a pale blue. The orange color was also added to the collar of the jersey.

5. 20-20 World Cup 2012

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Talking about the jersey of the Indian team in 2012, then it was looking very similar to the one Indians wore in the ODI World Cup 2011 and eventually won the tournament. It had a light blue shade in strips in the downward portion of both sides.

Speaking of India’s outing in this edition of the World Cup, then they delivered a very poor performance and couldn’t even reach the semi-finals of the tournament.

4. 20-20 World Cup 2016

Indian camp came up with a blue-colored jersey with a classic touch and it had a very cool look in the 20-20 World Cup of 2016. India reached the semi-finals of the sixth edition of the World Cup and eventually got eliminated from the tournament after losing to the then-champions West Indies.

3. 20-20 World Cup 2021

The jersey that the Indian team wore in the last year’s World Cup can be ranked three on the list of Indian jerseys. The color of the jersey was resembling an oceanic look. Although 2021 was scheduled to be played on Indian soil it couldn’t be possible due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Therefore, it was moved to the Arab region including the countries the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

2. 20-20 World Cup 2014

India’s jersey in the 2014 20-over World Cup was very much similar to the blue color of the Indian jersey used back in the year 2010. But it was just a little darker in comparison to the previous one.

The jersey was looking classy and simple with a very fine shade of blue and a plain look on the torso.

Indian side made it to the finals of the 20-20 World Cup 2016, it was the first time since they clinched the title in 2007. Although, India lost to Sri Lanka in the title clash of the tournament.

2. 20-20 World Cup 2022

The new jersey for the upcoming 20-20 World Cup 2022 has been introduced by the Indian Cricket Board on their official Twitter handle. They revealed the new jersey on the 18th of September, yesterday. The light blue color in the center and darker shades on the shoulders of the jersey are making it very impressive.

India plays their first match against arch-rivals Pakistan during their campaign for the 20-20 World Cup 2022. They are coming off a poor outing in the recently-concluded Asia Cup 2022.

1. 20-20 World Cup 2007

It was the inaugural edition of the 20-20 World Cup and the Indian team was also at its peak as they clinched the title eventually after winning the nail-biting thriller against the arch-rivals Pakistan. It’s very tough to look at any jersey when fans remember that iconic jersey India wore in the inaugural 20-20 World Cup.

India won the world cup in that jersey gives us very fascinating memories of the pale blue colors that were the attraction of the eyes of Indian fans in the 2000s.

Beginning their journey in the 2007 World Cup, India started and ended their campaign after beating Pakistan in both matches to win the title.