Many users also had mixed reactions to the new kit.
Team India recently unveiled their new orange training kit for the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup during their practice session ahead of their match against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8. The new kit caught everyone’s attention online and fans were quick to adopt it. to point out the similarity between the new sweaters and t-shirts of Swiggy’s delivery people. Not only this, the food delivery app also took to X, formerly Twitter, saying that “guys were ready to deliver (the World Cup)”.
A netizen, Mufaddal Vohra, took to the social media platform and shared a picture of former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli in the new jersey. He wrote in the caption, “Virat Kohli in India’s World Cup training jersey.” Replying to the same, Swiggy added, “Looks like guys in the orange jersey are ready to deliver (the World Cup).”
looks like guys in the orange jersey are ready to deliver (the World Cup) 😉 https://t.co/x8ePswD5zn
— Swiggy (@Swiggy) October 5, 2023
This cheeky response from the online food delivery platform attracted a lot of reactions from social media users.
“They never disappoint as they take advantage of every possible marketing opportunity,” said one user.
“Make sure delivery is in the next 45 days,” one person commented.
A third added: “Wakayi me delivery boy jaisi feels aa rahi (they actually look like delivery boys).”
Many users also had mixed reactions to the new kit, as they mainly saw the team wearing blue kits.
“Swiggy delivery people show up for a walk-in interview at Zomato,” said a user.
Nice to know that Swiggy has designed Team India jerseys 😂 https://t.co/pwEQlApFn9
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) October 5, 2023
Someone said, “Team India or @Swiggy delivery boys? I had to do a double take to confirm that they are IT players.”
This is the first time the team has worn an orange training kit. In 2019, when India played England, they wore a saffron T-shirt and navy blue trousers after the International Cricket Council mandated the use of home and away uniforms. The ICC said: “For televised ICC events, all participating teams must provide two different colored kits, except the host nation which has preference in the choice of color and, if it so chooses, may provide only one colored kit. kit to be worn during all matches during the event. Prior to the event, teams will be informed which colored kit will be worn in each match.”
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